Description
Pyengana is a village in north-east Tasmania, Australia.
Pyengana is a village in north-east Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Pyengana had a population of 123.It is part of the Break O'Day Council administrative region, with less than 1% in the Dorset LGA. The regional centre is St Helens which is approximately 27 kilometres to the east. Pyengana is a rural farming region with a number of natural and historical heritage sites.
History
Permanent settlement commenced around 1875 with pioneering settlers such as George and Margaret Cotton who raised a family of nine children at the property they called St Columba.Georges River Post Office opened on 1 December 1885 and was renamed Pyengana in 1888.The area had several tin mines such as the Anchor Tin Mine and Battery situated in the Pyengana Pass.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 182.621 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 121 m
Population number: 104
Local Government Area: Break O'Day Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Pyengana, Tasmania