Granya

Granya is a town in northeastern Victoria, Australia on the Murray arm of Lake Hume in the Towong Shire local government area, 378 kilometres (235 mi) northwest of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Granya and the surrounding area had a population of 150.[1]

For the daughter of Cormac mac Airt in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, see Gráinne.

Granya
Victoria
Main street of Granya
Granya
Location in Shire of Towong, Victoria
Coordinates36°06′30″S 147°19′07″E
Population150 (2006 census)[1]
Location
  • 378 km (235 mi) NW of Melbourne
  • 52 km (32 mi) E of Albury (NSW)
  • 31 km (19 mi) NE of Tallangatta
LGA(s)Shire of Towong
Federal Division(s)Division of Indi

The town was established in the 1860s following a gold rush.[2]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Granya (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  2. "Granya". Towong Shire. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2010.



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