Tangambalanga

Tangambalanga Victoria
War memorial with the football ground in the background
Tangambalanga
Coordinates	36°14′0″S 147°02′0″E
Population	908 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3691
Location	345 km (214 mi) NE of Melbourne 23 km (14 mi) SE of Wodonga 18 km (11 mi) W of Tallangatta
LGA(s)	Shire of Indigo
State electorate(s)	Benambra
Federal division(s)	Indi

Tangambalanga (/ˌtæŋəmbəˈlæŋə/ TANG-əm-bəl-ANG-ə), or Tangam for short, is a town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. It is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of the regional centre of Wodonga, in the Kiewa Valley, and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the Hume Weir. The residential district located near the intersection with the Kiewa Valley Highway is known as "Kiewa", with Tangambalanga proper beginning on the other side of the small valley flood plain. At the 2006 census, Tangambalanga had a population of 439.^[1]

The town's name is derived from the Dhudhuroa word for the white clawed lobster, Murray crayfish.^[2] The Town was the site for an Aboriginal reserve, gazetted as such in 1862, with local landowner, Thomas Mitchell, acting as the local "Protector of Aborigines".^[3][4]

The Post Office opened on 1 December 1911.^[5]

Situated in a valley, the town exists around the dairy and cheese factory of the Murray Goulburn Co-operative, which processes milk for the fresh milk market, as well as butter and cheese.^{[citation needed]}

The town also contains a child care centre, kindergarten, swimming pool, football and cricket fields, vet clinic, mechanic, the Kiewa Valley Primary School, two general stores, a pharmacy and a pub. Most shopping is done in Albury-Wodonga, and many residents commute to the larger centre for work.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Tangambalanga". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
2. Barry Blake, Julie Reid, Pallanganmiddang: a language of the Upper Murray, Aboriginal History volume 23 1999 pages15–31, p.15 n.2.
3. Ferres, John (1874). "Board for the Protection of the Aborigines in the Colony of Victoria - 10th report". Board for the Protection of the Aborigines in the Colony of Victoria.
4. Walsh, G.P. (1974). "James Mitchell". Australian Dictionary of Biography.
5. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 23 March 2021

External links

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