Piangil, once frequently spelled "Pyangil", is a town in the Mallee region of northern

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. It is approximately north-west of the state capital,

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and north-west of the regional centre of

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. At the , Piangil and the surrounding rural area had a population of 259. The name of the town is derived from the Piangil

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run, taken up in 1846 by

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. It is thought that the name was derived from an Aboriginal word for the

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. Piangil post office opened on 17 June 1907, and was renamed Piangil North in 1918 when the Piangil post office was relocated adjacent to the railway station. A new Piangil post office opened in 1921 and is still in operation. Piangil Primary School closed in September 2015.

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File:Piangil General Store 002.JPG, General store, 2012 File:Piangil 2009.jpg, Grain storage, 2009 File:Piangil Primary School.JPG, Former Primary school, 2012 File:Piangil Post Office.JPG, Post office, 2012 File:Piangil District Bowling Club.JPG, Former bowling club, 2012

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Towns in Victoria (state) Rural City of Swan Hill Populated places on the Murray River {{Mallee-geo-stub