Mangana Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°32′26″S 147°52′43″E / 41.5406°S 147.8785°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 38 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7214 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 74 km (46 mi) SW of St Helens | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Break O'Day | ||||||||||||||
Region | North-east | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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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. [2]
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]
The boundaries of the locality are a combination of ridgelines and survey lines. [5]
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]
Mangana Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°32′26″S 147°52′43″E / 41.5406°S 147.8785°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 38 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7214 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 74 km (46 mi) SW of St Helens | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Break O'Day | ||||||||||||||
Region | North-east | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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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. [2]
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]
The boundaries of the locality are a combination of ridgelines and survey lines. [5]
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]