| Tarago New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Tarago railway station in July 2007 | |||||||||||||||
  Tarago | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°05′0″S 149°39′0″E / 35.08333°S 149.65000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 510 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1827 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2580 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 703 m (2,306 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
| County | Argyle | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Mulwaree | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
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Tarago is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council. Part of the defined locality, which includes a large area of grazing country, is on the eastern shore of Lake George in the area of the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council.[2] The town is situated 39 kilometres south of the city of Goulburn and 69 kilometres northeast of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It is located on the Goulburn-Braidwood road. The town is notable for recent renewable energy projects in the surrounding districts.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tarago". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Tarago". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
