Corop, Victoria

Corop Victoria
General store
Corop
Coordinates	36°27′0″S 144°47′0″E / 36.45000°S 144.78333°E / -36.45000; 144.78333Coordinates: 36°27′0″S 144°47′0″E / 36.45000°S 144.78333°E / -36.45000; 144.78333
Population	269 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	3559
Location	178 km (111 mi) N of Melbourne 55 km (34 mi) W of Shepparton 20 km (12 mi) e of Elmore 17 km (11 mi) W of Stanhope
LGA(s)	Shire of Campaspe
State electorate(s)	Euroa Murray Plains
Federal Division(s)	Murray

Corop is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Campaspe and on the Midland Highway, 178 kilometres (111 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2011 census, Corop and the surrounding area had a population of 269, while the town itself claims a population of 33.

Nearby the town is Lake Cooper and Greens Lake, both popular venues for aquatic activities. The town is home to as many holiday homes as permanent dwellings and the town is much larger in holiday times.

Corop Post Office opened on 1 January 1868.

...
Wikipedia