Avoca
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Avoca is the name of many places:
In Ireland:
In Australia:
In New Zealand:
In the United States:
In Ireland:
- Avoca, County WicklowAvoca, County WicklowAvoca 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 famous copper mines for many years and the valley has been immortalised by Thomas Moore in the famous song The Meeting of the Waters...
, the village - River AvocaRiver AvocaThe Avoca is a river in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is contained completely within the county.The Avoca starts life as two rivers, the Avonmore and the Avonbeg...
, in County Wicklow
In Australia:
- Avoca, New South WalesAvoca, New South WalesAvoca is a small town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire.The population is about 500 including the villages of Fitzroy Falls and Myra Vale....
- Avoca, TasmaniaAvoca, TasmaniaAvoca is a small village located south-east of Launceston in the island of Tasmania. At the 2006 census, Avoca and the surrounding area had a population of 123....
- Avoca, VictoriaAvoca, VictoriaAvoca 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. At the 2006 census, Avoca had a population of 951.-Geography:...
- Avoca Beach, New South WalesAvoca Beach, New South WalesAvoca Beach is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Sydney. It is located within the City of Gosford local government area.-Geography:...
- North Avoca, New South WalesNorth Avoca, New South WalesNorth Avoca is a south-eastern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located between Avoca Beach and Terrigal on the Tasman Sea coast. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area....
- The Avoca RiverAvoca RiverThe Avoca River drains a substantial part of Victoria, the southernmost state of mainland Australia. The river rises at the foot of Mount Lonarch in the Central Highlands near the small town of Amphitheatre, and flows north for 270 km through Avoca, Charlton and Quambatook...
In New Zealand:
- Avoca River, New ZealandAvoca River, New ZealandThe Avoca River is a river in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. It is a minor tributary of the Rakaia River via the Harper and Wilberforce Rivers, south of Arthur's Pass in Canterbury....
, two different rivers
In the United States:
- Avoca, ArkansasAvoca, ArkansasAvoca is a town in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 423 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Avoca is located at ....
- Avoca, IndianaAvoca, IndianaAvoca is an unincorporated town in Marshall Township, Lawrence County, Indiana....
- Avoca, IowaAvoca, IowaAvoca is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,610 at the 2000 census.-History:Avoca was founded in 1869 in connection with the construction of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad through the area. It quickly developed as a regional service center for...
- Avoca, Louisville, Kentucky
- Avoca in Kenockee Township, MichiganKenockee Township, MichiganKenockee Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,423 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*Avoca is an unincorporated community situated on M-136 about 15 miles northwest of Port Huron at...
- Avoca, MinnesotaAvoca, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 146 people, 67 households, and 38 families residing in the city. The population density was 134.3 people per square mile . There were 73 housing units at an average density of 67.2 per square mile...
- Avoca, NebraskaAvoca, NebraskaAvoca is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 270 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Avoca is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....
- Avoca (town), New YorkAvoca (town), New YorkAvoca is a town in Steuben County, New York, USA. The population was 2,314 at the 2000 census.The Town of Avoca has a village named Avoca. The town is in the north part of the county, northwest of Bath, New York.- History :...
- Avoca (village), New YorkAvoca (village), New YorkAvoca is a village located in the Town of Avoca in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 1,008 at the 2000 census.The Village of Avoca is located in the eastern part of the town, northwest of Bath, New York.- History :...
- Avoca (village), New York
- Avoca, PennsylvaniaAvoca, PennsylvaniaAvoca is a borough within the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, ten miles northeast of Wilkes Barre and nine miles southwest of Scranton. The population was 2,851 at the 2000 census...
- Avoca, TexasAvoca, TexasAvoca 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, eight miles southeast of Stamford. Avoca is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- Avoca, WisconsinAvoca, WisconsinAvoca is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 608 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Avoca is located at ....
Other uses
- Avoca HandweaversAvoca HandweaversAvoca Handweavers is a clothing manufacturing, retail and food business in Ireland. Started in Avoca, County Wicklow, it is the oldest working woollen mill in Ireland and one of the world's oldest manufacturering companies. It is also Ireland's oldest surviving business.The mill on the banks of...
, stores, cafés, food, throws, clothes, manufacturing, gardens in Ireland - Avoca Hockey ClubAvoca Hockey ClubAvoca Hockey Club is a hockey club based in Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association...
, a field hockey club in Dublin, Ireland - Avoca (whiskey), a brand of Irish whiskey, distilled for Dunnes Stores, Ireland
- Avoca (Band), a Metalcore band from Ellicott City ,MD