Manya, Victoria

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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}

{{Infobox Australian place | type = town

| name = Manya

| state = vic

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| lga = Rural City of Mildura

| postcode = 3512

| coordinates = {{coord|35|4|S|141|2|E|scale:100000|display=inline,title}}

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| stategov = Mildura

| fedgov = Mallee

| dist1 = 569

| location1= Melbourne

| dist2 = 246

| location2= Mildura

| dist3 = 9

| location3= Panitya

| dist4 = 6

| location4= Sunset[http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp Travelmate] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070324192800/http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/Mapmaker.asp |date=24 March 2007 }}

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Manya is a locality situated in the Sunraysia region and close to the border of South Australia. The place by road, is situated about {{convert|9|km}} north from Panitya and {{convert|6|km}} south from Sunset.

The place name Manya is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "the hand".[http://www.vaclang.ozhosting.com/search.asp Dictionary of Aboriginal Place Names in Victoria] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219043627/http://www.vaclang.ozhosting.com/search.asp |date=19 February 2007 }}

Notes and references

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Category:Towns in Victoria (state)

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