Avoca may refer to:
Places
Australia
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Avoca, New South Wales
Avoca () is a small town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire.
Situated 700 m above sea level, Avoca is just 15 minutes drive from bigger towns such as Bowral and Moss Vale and around 25 minutes dri ...
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Avoca Beach, New South Wales
Avoca Beach is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Sydney. Avoca Beach is primarily a residential suburb, Avoca Beach is also a popular tourist destination. Avoca Beach is known for its ...
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Avoca Lake
The Avoca Lake, formerly known as Avoca Lagoon and as Bulbararing Lagoon, is an intermittently closed intermediate saline coastal lagoon that is located on the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Avoca Lake is located between the ...
, New South Wales
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North Avoca, New South Wales
North Avoca is a south-eastern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia between Avoca Beach and Terrigal on the Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea ( Māori: ''Te Tai-o-Rēhua'', ) is a marginal sea of the South Pacific ...
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Avoca, Tasmania
Avoca is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Northern Midlands (99%) and Break O'Day (1%) in the Central and North-east LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Longford. The 2021 census re ...
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Avoca, Queensland
Avoca is a suburb of Bundaberg in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Avoca had a population of 4,904 people. Geography
Avoca is bordered by the Burnett River to the north and west, and the suburb of Millbank and Isis Highwa ...
, a suburb of Bundaberg
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Avoca, Victoria
Avoca is a town in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia, north west of Ballarat. It is one of two main towns in the Pyrenees Shire, the other being Beaufort to the south.
Geography
The town stands in the gently undulating basin of ...
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Avoca River
The Avoca River, an inland intermittent river of the northcentral catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower Riverina bioregion and Central Highlands and Wimmera regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The h ...
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Avoca Dell, South Australia
Avoca Dell is a hamlet and north suburban locality of Murray Bridge Murray Bridge may refer to.
*Murray Bridge, South Australia, a city and locality
*Rural City of Murray Bridge, a local government area in South Australia
*Corporate Town of Murr ...
, on the northeastern outskirts of Murray Bridge
Canada
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Avoca Ravine
Yellow Creek is a partially- buried southeasterly tributary of the Don River in Toronto. It has also been known at different times as Silver Creek, Sylvan Creek, and Rosedale Brook. The former source of Yellow Creek begins near Sheppard West st ...
, Toronto, Ontario
Ireland
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Avoca, County Wicklow
Avoca () is a small town near Arklow, in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is situated on the River Avoca.
The Avoca area has been associated with its copper mines for many years and the valley has been celebrated by Thomas Moore in the song " The ...
, the village
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River Avoca
The Avoca ( ga, Abhainn Abhóca) is a river in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is contained completely within the county. Its length is 35 miles (56.3 km).
The Avoca starts life as two rivers, the Avonmore () and the Avonbeg (). These jo ...
, in County Wicklow
New Zealand
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Avoca, New Zealand
Avoca is a locality in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It is situated along the Midland Railway Line between Craigieburn and Staircase. There are no permanent residents, but it once supported a small number of railway staff.
Mount Torless ...
, a locality in the Canterbury Region
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Avoca River (Canterbury)
The Avoca River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It is a minor tributary of the Rakaia River via the Harper
Harper may refer to:
Names
* Harper (name), a surname and given name
Places
;in Canada
* Harper Islands, Nunav ...
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Avoca River (Hawke's Bay)
The Avoca River is a river in the southern Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. It flows southeast through farmland to meet the Tukipo River
The Tukipo River is a river of the southwest Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It fl ...
South Africa
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Avoca, Durban
Avoca is a northern suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is administered by the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and its postal code
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world ...
, a suburb in KwaZulu-Natal
United States
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Avoca, Arkansas
Avoca is a town in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 488 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Northwest Arkansas region.
It is named after the town of Avoca in Ireland.
History
Avoca was platted in 1881. A post office ...
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Avoca, Florida Avoca is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the nor ...
, an unincorporated community in Hamilton County
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Avoca Township, Livingston County, Illinois
Avoca Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 405 and it contained 149 housing units.
Avoca Township is situated in the southern part of Livingston County, and is bounded on the north by ...
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Avoca, Indiana
Avoca is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marshall Township, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 583.
History
Avoca was platted in 1819. The community likely took its name ...
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Avoca, Iowa
Avoca (Irish: Abhóca, meaning 'the great river') is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,672 at the 2020 census.
History
Avoca was founded in 1869 in connection with the construction of the Chicago, Rock Isl ...
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Avoca, Louisville
Avoca is a neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nomin ...
, Kentucky
*Avoca in
Kenockee Township, Michigan
Kenockee Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,470 at the 2010 Census.
Communities
A couple of unincorporated communities are within the township:
* Abbottsford, also called Abbots ...
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Avoca, Minnesota
Avoca () is a city in Murray County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is just south ...
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Avoca, Nebraska
Avoca is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 178 at the 2020 census.
History
Avoca was platted in 1882 when a new railroad line was extended to that point. The village is named after the River Avoca, in Irelan ...
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Avoca, New York
Avoca is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 1,996 at the 2020 census.
The Town of Avoca has a village named Avoca. The town is in the northern part of the county, northwest of Bath, New York.
History
The ...
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Avoca (village), New York
Avoca is a village located in the Town of Avoca in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 946 at the 2010 census.
The Village of Avoca is located in the eastern part of the town, northwest of Bath.
History
Avoca was the f ...
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Avoca Township, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
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Avoca, Oklahoma, a former small town in Avoca Township
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Avoca, Pennsylvania
Avoca is a borough within the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It is located northeast of Wilkes Barre and southwest of Scranton. The population was 2,501 at the time of the 2020 census. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Internati ...
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Avoca, Texas
Avoca ( ) is an unincorporated community in Jones County, Texas, United States.
It is on State Highway 6 at the intersection of Farm-to-Market Roads 600 and 1636, 8 mi southeast of Stamford. Avoca is part of the Abilene, Texas metropolitan ...
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Avoca (Altavista, Virginia)
Avoca, also known as Avoca Museum, is a historic home located near Altavista, Virginia, Altavista, Campbell County, Virginia. It was designed by Lynchburg Architect, John Minor Botts Lewis and built in 1901, after the original and second dwelling ...
, a historic home in Campbell County
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Avoca, West Virginia
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Avoca, Wisconsin
Avoca is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 637 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is named after Avoca in Ireland.
Geography
Avoca is located at (43.183853, -90. ...
Other uses
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Avoca Handweavers
Avoca Handweavers, now mostly known simply as 'Avoca'', is a clothing manufacturing, retail and food business in Ireland. The company began in Avoca, County Wicklow and is the oldest working woollen mill in Ireland and one of the world's oldes ...
, an Irish clothing manufacturing, retail and food business
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Avoca Hockey Club, a field hockey club in Dublin, Ireland
See also
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Vale of Avoca (disambiguation) Vale of Avoca may refer to:
* Vale of Avoca (bridge), a viaduct over the Yellow Creek in Toronto
* Vale of Avoca (ravine), a valley in the Yellow Creek in Toronto
See also
* River Avoca
The Avoca ( ga, Abhainn Abhóca) is a river in Count ...
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