- Lota, Queensland
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Lota
city = Brisbane City Council
state = qld
caption =
fedgov =Division of Bonner
stategov =Electoral district of Lytton
lga = Brisbane City Council
postcode = 4179
pop = 2,980 (2006 census)
dist1 = 17
location1=Brisbane GPO
near-nw = Wynnum West
near-n = Manly
near-ne =
near-w = Manly West
near-e =
near-sw = Wakerley
near-s = Ransome
near-se = ThornesideLota is an outer suburb of
Brisbane ,Australia . It is 17 km east of the CBD.Most of the land of Lota was originally owned by William Duckett White, who settled in 1862. The suburb is named after Duckett White's house 'Lota House', which was named after the family home of his wife, Jane, on Cork Harbour, County Cork, Ireland. [Myrtle Beitz (2005) "Mangroves to Moorings Revisited: A History of the Wynnum, Manly and Lota District"]
References
External links
* [http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/lota/home/ ourbrisbane.com website, Lota section]
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