- Copacabana, New South Wales
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Copacabana
Central Coast, New South WalesPopulation: 2,672 (2006 census) Postcode: 2251 Area: 2.3 km² (0.9 sq mi) Location: LGA: City of Gosford Parish: Kincumber State District: Terrigal Federal Division: Robertson Suburbs around Copacabana: Avoca Beach Kincumber Copacabana Tasman Sea Macmasters Beach Tasman Sea Copacabana is a suburb located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, as part of the City of Gosford local government area. Copacabana (so named by real estate developers Willmore and Randell, in the mid twentieth century) is situated at the northern end of Macmasters Beach, the two beaches divided by Cochrone Lagoon. The northern headland of Copacabana beach is Tudibaring Point, purported to mean 'place where the waves pound like a beating heart' in the local indigenous language. The bay itself is Allagai, which means 'nest of snakes' in the same language.
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- Copacabana, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°29′24″S 151°26′06″E / 33.49°S 151.435°ECoordinates: 33°29′24″S 151°26′06″E / 33.49°S 151.435°E
Categories:- Suburbs of Central Coast, New South Wales
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