Tangambalanga, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Tangambalanga
state = vic


caption =
lga = Shire of Indigo
postcode = 3691
est =
pop = 439 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26723 | name = Tangambalanga (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Benambra
fedgov = Indi
dist1 = 345
dir1 = NE
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 23
dir2 = SE
location2= Wodonga
dist3 = 18
dir3 = W
location3= Tallangatta

Tangambalanga, or "Tangam" as it is known to locals, is a small town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. It is located approximately 20 kilometres south-east of the regional centre of Wodonga, in the Kiewa Valley, and five kilometers 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.

The town's name is derived from the Aboriginal Pallangaganmiddah Tribe's word (Tan-gam-bool-am) for the white clawed lobster, Murray crayfish. [ [http://www1.aiatsis.gov.au/exhibitions/languages/smyth_pdf/m0048920_a.pdf Tangambalanga : Pallanganmiddah tribe ] ] Tangambalanga Post Office opened on 1 December 1911. Citation

last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

Situated in the rolling hills of the valley, the town exists around the dairy and cheese factory of the Murray-Goulburn dairy cooperative, which processes milk for the fresh milk market, as well as butter and cheese. The town also contains a primary school,a child care centre the Kiewa Valley Primary School, a general store, and a pub. Most shopping is done in Albury-Wodonga, and many residents commute to the larger centre for work.

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