title: Kokotungo, Queensland
text: # Kokotungo, Queensland
  
  Kokotungo is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Kokotungo had a population of 100 people.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The Dawson Valley (Theodore) railway line passes through the locality from the east (Goovigen) and travels slightly south-west across the locality passing through the three railway stations:
  
  * Kokotungo railway station (24°08′14″S 149°59′49″E﻿ / ﻿24.1373°S 149.9969°E﻿ / -24.1373; 149.9969﻿ (Kokotungo railway station))
  * Kooemba railway station (24°09′51″S 149°55′21″E﻿ / ﻿24.1642°S 149.9225°E﻿ / -24.1642; 149.9225﻿ (Kooemba railway station))
  * Kalewa railway station (24°09′42″S 149°52′23″E﻿ / ﻿24.1616°S 149.8731°E﻿ / -24.1616; 149.8731﻿ (Kalewa railway station))
  
  before exiting to the south-west (Baralaba). The railway line has now closed and the stations are abandoned.
  
  ## History
  
  Kokotungo is an Aboriginal name for a local hill.
  
  Kokotungo State School opened on 6 November 1939 and closed on 27 January 1969.
  
  In the 2016 census Kokotungo had a population of 100 people.
  
  ## Notable residents
  
  Notable people born in or near Kokotungo include:
  
  * Alwyn Torenbeek (1937-2015), drover, horse whisperer, endurance rider, bronc rider and author
  