Tantangara, New South Wales

Tantangara is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council region of New South Wales, Australia.^[2][3] At the 2016 census, Tantangara had a population of zero.^[1] It is the location of the Tantangara Dam on the Murrumbidgee River, part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme.

Tantangara New South Wales
Murrumbidgee River at Tantangara
Tantangara Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	35°43′S 148°40′E
Population	0 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2629
Location	42 km (26 mi) NW of Adaminaby 210 km (130 mi) SW of Canberra 95 km (59 mi) NW of Cooma
LGA(s)	Snowy Monaro Regional Council
Region	Monaro
County	Wallace
Parish	Tantangara
State electorate(s)	Monaro
Federal division(s)	Eden-Monaro
Localities around Tantangara: Long Plain Cooleman Cooleman Gooandra Tantangara Yaouk Gooandra Gooandra Nungar

Today, the entire locality is contained in the Kosciuszko National Park. The Port Phillip Trail and Dam Trail pass through Tantangara.^[4]

Heritage listings

Tantangara has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Currango Homestead^[5]