Tawonga

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 2021 census, Tawonga had a population of 568.^[3]

CountryAustralia

Elevation

330 m (1,080 ft)

Postcode

3697

Mean max temp20.3 °C (68.5 °F)

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Tawonga
Town
The Bogong Hotel at Tawonga (destroyed by fire in 2011)[2]
Tawonga
Coordinates: 36°38′0″S 147°06′0″E
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
LGA	Alpine Shire
Location	350 km (220 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 (7.5 mi) north of Mount Beauty
Government
• State electorate	Benambra
• Federal division	Indi
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population
• Total	568 (2021 census)[3]
Postcode	3697
Mean max temp	20.3 °C (68.5 °F)
Mean min temp	7.4 °C (45.3 °F)
Annual rainfall	1,017 mm (40.0 in)

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

December 5th 2011 the Country Fire Authority was alerted of a fire at the 125 year old Bogong pub. The building was destroyed.^{[citation needed]}