Morwell Tourism, VIC Australia
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Morwell Fast Facts
- State: VIC
- District: Gippsland
- Famous for/as: Commercial Centre
- Population: 125,000
- Language: English
- Best Season: All Year-round
- Weather: 26.7 °C - 6.5 °C
- Clothing: Normal
- Local Transport:
- Pincode: 3840
- STDCode:
Morwell, Australia Overview
Morwell is a city located in the Latrobe Valley area of Gippsland in the east of the state of Victoria in Australia approximately 149 km (93 mi) east of the state capital. The population at the 2006 Census was 13,399.
It is both the seat of local government and administrative centre for the City of Latrobe. Morwell is central to the Latrobe Valley urban area which has a population of approximately 125,000 and as such has become home to many of the greater urban area's civic institutions, administrative functions and infrastructure.
The city is known for its role as a major energy production centre for Victoria as the centre of a major coal mining and fossil-fuel power generation industry.
The name Morwell is believed to have been derived from the Aboriginal term More willie, meaning 'woolly possum'.
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