Chakola, New South Wales — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Chakola, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Chakola |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.07403 |
| Longitude | 149.17911 |
| Population | 51 |
| Density | 0.4 /km² |
| Area | 121.9 km² |
| Elevation | 711 m |
| Postcode | 2630 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 307 km southwest |
Chakola is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 51. The locality covers an area of 121.9 km², giving a population density of about 0.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 711 m above sea level. It lies approximately 307 km southwest of Sydney. Chakola is located at 36.0740°S, 149.1791°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2630. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Chakola lies cradled by the ancient, rolling hills of the Monaro, a landscape painted in broad strokes of muted greens and browns, punctuated by the silver gleam of distant creeks and the deep, shadowed folds of gum forests. It lies 156.0 km south-south-west of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 198°T), and is situated 19.9 km north-north-east of Cooma. The air here carries a crispness, a scent of damp earth and eucalypt that sharpens with the chill of the high country, even on a summer's day. The sky above is an expansive canvas, often a startling, pale blue, where clouds drift like slow ships on an endless ocean, casting fleeting shadows that race across the undulating terrain. This is a country of wide horizons, where the land itself seems to breathe, a quiet, enduring presence that shapes the lives of those who call Chakola home.
The history of Chakola is etched into the very rhythm of its days, a legacy of hardy settlers who sought their fortunes in the rich, pastoral lands. For generations, the economy has been tied to the land, with wool and beef the enduring pillars, their prosperity reflected in the sturdy, weatherboard homesteads that dot the surrounding paddocks. The nearby hills whisper tales of a brief, optimistic rush for gold in bygone eras, a chapter now largely closed but still lending a certain romantic grit to the local character. Today, Chakola remains a place where the pace is dictated by the seasons and the needs of the livestock, a quiet bastion of traditional Australian rural life, where the local pub serves as a vital hub for conversation and connection, and the general store remains a cornerstone of the community.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Chakola, New South Wales with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Chakola, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Chakola includes the postcode (2630), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Snowy Monaro Regional Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Chakola is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |