Khancoban
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2012}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Khancoban
| state = nsw
| image = KhancobanTownEntrySign.JPG
| caption = Entrance to Khancoban
| coordinates = {{coord|36|13|12|S|148|07|37|E|display=inline,title}}
| lga = Snowy Valleys Council
| postcode = 2642
| pop = 319
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| est =
| elevation= 337.0
| maxtemp = 20.5
| mintemp = 7.0
| rainfall = 963.5
| county = Selwyn
| stategov = Albury
| fedgov = Riverina
| dist1 = 567
| dir1 = SW
| location1= Sydney
| dist2 = 453
| dir2 = NE
| location2= Melbourne
| dist3 = 151
| dir3 = ESE
| location3= Albury
| dist4 = 76
| dir4 = S
| location4= Tumbarumba
| dist5 = 20
| dir5 = E
| location5= Corryong
}}
Khancoban ({{IPAc-en|k|æ|n|ˈ|k|oʊ|b|ən}}) is a small town in Snowy Valleys Council, New South Wales, Australia. The town is located {{convert|567|km|mi}} from the state capital, Sydney and {{convert|13|km|mi|0}} from the state border with Victoria, in the western foothills of the Snowy Mountains, near the upper reaches of the Murray River in the South West Slopes. At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Khancoban had a population of 319.{{Census 2021 AUS |id=SAL12119|name=Khancoban |accessdate=10 April 2025|quick=on}}
Khancoban Post Office opened on 7 November 1876.{{Citation|last = Premier Postal History|title = Post Office List|url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country=|access-date = 11 June 2009}}
Tourism
The town is a popular launching place for tourists exploring the Snowy Mountains area including Kosciuszko National Park. Khancoban is linked to Jindabyne and Cooma by the Alpine Way, a scenic route that takes travellers past the ski resort of Thredbo. The closest regional centre is Corryong, {{convert|20|km|mi}} to the west in Victoria.
Economy
Khancoban was constructed to house workers involved in the Snowy Mountains Scheme, Australia's largest engineering project, designed to provide hydro-electric power and water for irrigation to vast areas of the nation. The town is still mainly populated by workers employed by Snowy Hydro Limited working in places such as Murray 1 and Murray 2 Power Stations.
Climate
Khancoban historically has had a temperate oceanic (Cfb) climate with four distinct seasons, though with more recent data it now qualifies for a humid subtropical (Cfa) climate. It is characterised by its inland location and likewise windward position (west of the Snowy Mountains); with the summers having a high diurnal range with often chilly mornings, and generally low humidity and rainfall amount—although thunderstorm buildup with a northerly airstream can occasionally give way to much higher dew points.
Winters are chilly, overcast and very rainy, with occasional snowfalls, and a much narrower diurnal range due to frequent cloud cover. Autumns are mild and dry, with crisp nights. Springs are mild, albeit tepid by November, and damp with a high frequency of thunderstorms.
{{Weather box
|location = Khancoban SMHEA (1961–1994); 337 m AMSL; 36.23° S, 148.14° E
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan record high C = 41.7
|Feb record high C = 41.7
|Mar record high C = 37.6
|Apr record high C = 34.4
|May record high C = 26.4
|Jun record high C = 20.0
|Jul record high C = 19.5
|Aug record high C = 23.3
|Sep record high C = 28.3
|Oct record high C = 30.8
|Nov record high C = 38.5
|Dec record high C = 39.1
|year record high C =
|Jan high C = 29.7
|Feb high C = 29.7
|Mar high C = 26.4
|Apr high C = 21.2
|May high C = 15.7
|Jun high C = 11.6
|Jul high C = 11.0
|Aug high C = 13.1
|Sep high C = 16.3
|Oct high C = 20.2
|Nov high C = 23.7
|Dec high C = 27.0
|year high C =
|Jan low C = 12.8
|Feb low C = 13.0
|Mar low C = 10.4
|Apr low C = 7.0
|May low C = 4.2
|Jun low C = 1.8
|Jul low C = 1.3
|Aug low C = 2.6
|Sep low C = 4.4
|Oct low C = 6.8
|Nov low C = 8.9
|Dec low C = 11.3
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = 1.8
|Feb record low C = 3.5
|Mar record low C = -0.6
|Apr record low C = -2.4
|May record low C = -4.1
|Jun record low C = -8.0
|Jul record low C = -6.4
|Aug record low C = -5.6
|Sep record low C = -3.9
|Oct record low C = -1.8
|Nov record low C = -0.4
|Dec record low C = 1.1
|year record low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 59.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 53.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 56.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 63.3
|May precipitation mm = 80.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 84.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 100.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 112.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 97.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 96.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 81.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 75.7
|year precipitation mm =
|Jan precipitation days = 7.4
|Feb precipitation days = 7.1
|Mar precipitation days = 7.1
|Apr precipitation days = 9.0
|May precipitation days = 11.9
|Jun precipitation days = 14.7
|Jul precipitation days = 15.9
|Aug precipitation days = 16.0
|Sep precipitation days = 14.5
|Oct precipitation days = 12.4
|Nov precipitation days = 10.7
|Dec precipitation days = 9.2
|year precipitation days =
|humidity colour = green
|Jan afthumidity = 34
|Feb afthumidity = 34
|Mar afthumidity = 37
|Apr afthumidity = 48
|May afthumidity = 61
|Jun afthumidity = 71
|Jul afthumidity = 68
|Aug afthumidity = 59
|Sep afthumidity = 55
|Oct afthumidity = 48
|Nov afthumidity = 43
|Dec afthumidity = 42
|year afthumidity = 50
|Jan sun = 303.8
|Feb sun = 268.4
|Mar sun = 257.3
|Apr sun = 210.0
|May sun = 145.7
|Jun sun = 99.0
|Jul sun = 108.5
|Aug sun = 136.4
|Sep sun = 177.0
|Oct sun = 235.6
|Nov sun = 261.0
|Dec sun = 269.7
|year sun =
|source = [http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_072060_All.shtml Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Khancoban SMHEA]
}}
{{Weather box
|location = Khancoban AWS (1997–2022); 339 m AMSL; 36.23° S, 148.14° E
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan record high C = 43.3
|Feb record high C = 43.3
|Mar record high C = 38.0
|Apr record high C = 32.5
|May record high C = 25.4
|Jun record high C = 20.0
|Jul record high C = 19.0
|Aug record high C = 22.1
|Sep record high C = 28.0
|Oct record high C = 33.8
|Nov record high C = 38.0
|Dec record high C = 41.1
|year record high C = 43.3
|Jan high C = 31.7
|Feb high C = 30.3
|Mar high C = 27.0
|Apr high C = 21.7
|May high C = 16.0
|Jun high C = 12.2
|Jul high C = 11.7
|Aug high C = 13.6
|Sep high C = 17.2
|Oct high C = 21.0
|Nov high C = 25.0
|Dec high C = 28.4
|year high C =
|Jan low C = 13.7
|Feb low C = 13.3
|Mar low C = 10.7
|Apr low C = 7.3
|May low C = 4.2
|Jun low C = 2.2
|Jul low C = 1.7
|Aug low C = 2.7
|Sep low C = 4.6
|Oct low C = 6.6
|Nov low C = 9.5
|Dec low C = 11.3
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = 4.0
|Feb record low C = 3.0
|Mar record low C = -2.0
|Apr record low C = -1.4
|May record low C = -4.0
|Jun record low C = -4.2
|Jul record low C = -4.6
|Aug record low C = -5.0
|Sep record low C = -7.0
|Oct record low C = -1.3
|Nov record low C = 0.0
|Dec record low C = 2.2
|year record low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 60.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 60.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 63.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 57.3
|May precipitation mm = 68.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 95.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 89.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 106.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 88.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 80.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 92.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 74.6
|year precipitation mm =
|Jan precipitation days = 7.7
|Feb precipitation days = 7.9
|Mar precipitation days = 8.5
|Apr precipitation days = 8.8
|May precipitation days = 14.6
|Jun precipitation days = 19.6
|Jul precipitation days = 20.2
|Aug precipitation days = 18.3
|Sep precipitation days = 14.2
|Oct precipitation days = 11.8
|Nov precipitation days = 11.1
|Dec precipitation days = 9.3
|year precipitation days = 152.0
|humidity colour = green
|Jan afthumidity = 31
|Feb afthumidity = 33
|Mar afthumidity = 34
|Apr afthumidity = 43
|May afthumidity = 57
|Jun afthumidity = 69
|Jul afthumidity = 69
|Aug afthumidity = 61
|Sep afthumidity = 55
|Oct afthumidity = 49
|Nov afthumidity = 43
|Dec afthumidity = 35
|year afthumidity = 48
|source = [http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_072162_All.shtml Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Khancoban AWS]
}}
Gallery
File:Khancoban aerial.jpg|Aerial photo
File:KhancobanHotel.JPG|Khancoban Hotel
File:KhancobanCommunityHall.JPG|Community hall
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Khancoban}}
- [http://www.tumbashire.nsw.gov.au/ Tumbarumba Shire Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927014340/http://www.tumbashire.nsw.gov.au/ |date=27 September 2014 }} – Official Site
{{Snowy Mountains Scheme}}
{{Localities in Snowy Valleys Council}}
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Category:Towns in New South Wales