Mangana, Tasmania

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 Tasmania
Mangana
Coordinates	41°32′26″S 147°52′43″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
Localities around Mangana: Mathinna Mathinna Mathinna Ben Lomond Mangana Fingal Rossarden Fingal Fingal

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

1. "2021 Census Quick Stats Mangana (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
2. "2016 Census Quick Stats Mangana (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
3. "Placenames Tasmania – Mangana". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1110Y", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
4. "Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 15" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
5. "Mangana, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
6. "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.