Tawonga, Victoria

Tawonga is a town in northeast Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Kiewa Valley Highway, in the Alpine Shire local government area, 350 kilometres (217 mi) northeast of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2011 census, Tawonga had a population of 574.[2]

Tawonga
Victoria
The Bogong Hotel at Tawonga (destroyed by fire in 2011)[1]
Tawonga
Coordinates36°38′0″S 147°06′0″E
Population574 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode(s)3697
Elevation330 m (1,083 ft)
Location
  • 350 km (217 mi) north east of Melbourne
  • 76 km (47 mi) south of Wodonga
  • 103 km (64 mi) east of Wangaratta
  • 56 km (35 mi) east of Myrtleford
  • 12 km (7 mi) north of Mount Beauty
LGA(s)Alpine Shire
State electorate(s)Benambra
Federal Division(s)Indi
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
20.3 °C
69 °F		 7.4 °C
45 °F		 1,017 mm
40 in

Tawonga Post Office opened on 4 October 1879.[3]

References
  1. Holroyd, Jane. "Fire razes historic country pub". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  2. "2016 Census QuickStats Tawonga". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  3. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008



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