Koo Wee Rup
- Local Government Area
- Cardinia
- Postcode
- 3981
- Population
- 4,047
- Area
- 58.98 km²
- Coordinates
- -38.1874, 145.4886
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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About Koo Wee Rup
Koo Wee Rup is a town in Victoria, Australia, 63 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district and located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Koo-Wee-Rup is an Aboriginal word for "blackfish swimming". Originally marshland, the Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp was transformed over ninety years, through one of the largest drainage schemes ever undertaken in Australia, into productive market gardens. The district is today a major producer of potatoes and asparagus.
Nearby localities
- Monomeith 5 km
- Dalmore 5 km
- Pakenham South 6 km
- Rythdale 6 km
- Koo Wee Rup North 7 km
- Caldermeade 8 km