Mangana, Tasmania
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| Coordinates: 41°32′26″S 147°52′43″E / 41.5406°S 147.8785°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-east | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 38 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7214 | ||||||||||||
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Mangana is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Break O'Day in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 74 kilometres (46 mi) south-west of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census recorded a population of 36 for the state suburb of Mangana.[3]
History
Mangana was gazetted as a locality in 1973. The name was in use by 1877.[4]
Gold was discovered in the area in 1852. It was named for an Aboriginal who was the father of Truganini.[5]
Geography
The boundaries of the locality are a combination of ridgelines and survey lines.[6]
Road infrastructure
Route B42 (Mangana Road / Rossarden Road) enters from the south-east, runs north-west to the village, then south-west to the southern boundary. From there it follows the southern boundary to the south-west corner. Route C429 (Tower Hill Road) runs north along the eastern boundary before passing through the north-east corner.[4][7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mangana (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "2021 Census Quick Stats Mangana (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "2016 Census Quick Stats Mangana (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Mangana". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1110Y", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 15" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Mangana, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.