Mangana, Tasmania
Localities around Mangana: | ||
Mathinna | Mathinna | Mathinna |
Ben Lomond | Mangana | Fingal |
Rossarden | Fingal | Fingal |
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.[2]
History
Mangana was gazetted as a locality in 1973. The name was in use by 1877.[3]
Gold was discovered in the area in 1852. It was named for an Aboriginal who was the father of Truganini.[4]
Geography
The boundaries of the locality are a combination of ridgelines and survey lines.[5]
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.[3][6]
References
- ^ "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.
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