Smoko, Victoria

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox Australian place | name = Smoko | image = Smoko signage greeting view of the Victorian Alpine Region - panoramio.jpg | caption = Entering Smoko | state = vic | type = town | lga = Alpine Shire | coordinates = {{coord|36|49|36|S|147|04|07|E|display=inline,title}} | use_lga_map = yes | est = | postcode = 3741 | pushpin_label_position = left | pop = | pop_year = | pop_footnotes= | elevation= | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = Ovens Valley | fedgov = Indi | dist1 = 337 | dir1 = NE | location1= Melbourne | dist2 = 95 | dir2 = SE | location2= Wangaratta | dist3 = 8 | dir3 = N | location3= Harrietville }} '''Smoko''' is a locality in north east Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Alpine Shire local government area, {{convert|337|km|mi}} north east of the state capital, Melbourne. The town "gained its name in the 1850s because gold seekers regularly stopped here for a smoke and a rest on their way to and from the goldfields".<ref>{{cite web|title=Weird place names|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/take-five/weird-place-names/2006/06/02/1148956534047.html|website=The Age}}</ref>

At the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Smoko had a population of 46.<ref name=ABS2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC22286 |name=Smoko|accessdate=7 August 2017|quick=on}}</ref>

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Category:Towns in Victoria (state) Category:Alpine Shire