Katamatite
| Katamatite Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Beek St, the main street of Katamatite | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°05′S 145°41′E / 36.083°S 145.683°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 402 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1876 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3649 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Moira | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ovens Valley | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Nicholls | ||||||||||||||
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Katamatite is a town in Victoria, Australia about 46 kilometres north east of Shepparton. At the 2011 census, Katamatite had a population of 433.
Katamatite is located in the Murray Valley irrigation area. Township buildings were erected in 1877 and the Post Office opened on 1 December 1877. The township's name comes from the Kwat Kwat people and was the name of a creek. It was possibly pronounced "eet" rather than "ite."
The town has an Australian rules football team competing in the Picola & District Football League. The team received publicity and notoriety back in 1925, when they defeated Wattville 78.19 (487) to 1.3 (9), in an attempt to win the minor premiership on percentage from Dookie.