Latrobe, Tasmania

Latrobe is a town in northern Tasmania situated on the Mersey River. It lies 8 km south-east of Devonport on the Bass Highway. It is main centre of the Municipality of Latrobe, which also includes the coastal towns of Shearwater and Port Sorell. The area was first settled by B. B. Thomas in 1826 and, in 1861, the settlement was named for Charles Joseph Latrobe (1801-1875), the administrator of the colony of Tasmania. The town has a population of 2550 (1991 census), and the municipal area 8165 (2001 census).

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There is also a Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

 

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