Omeo
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![Omeo town centre from the Primary School](/Images/godic/202501/31/Omeo_town_center_panorama0815.jpg")
![Omeo Town centre from the old Omeo Highway during a drought period](/Images/godic/202501/31/Omeo_from_old_omeo_hway0815.jpg")
Omeo (/ˈoʊmiːoʊ/ OH-mee-oh) is a town in Victoria, Australia on the Great Alpine Road, east of Mount Hotham, in the Shire of East Gippsland. At the 2011 census, Omeo had a population of 487. The name is derived from the Aboriginal word for 'mountains' or 'hills'. Omeo is affectionately known as the City of the Alps with many historic buildings remaining in the town. The town is still the commercial hub for the Omeo Region and is a service centre for outlying communities such as Benambra, Cobungra, Cassilis, Swifts Creek, and Ensay.