Tuggeranong
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This article is about the district of the Australian Capital Territory. For the town centre, see Tuggeranong Town Centre.
Tuggeranong (/ˈtʌɡərənɒŋ/) is a district in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. The district is subdivided into divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks and is the southernmost district of the Australian Capital Territory. The district comprises nineteen suburbs and occupies 117 square kilometres (45 sq mi) to the east of the Murrumbidgee River.
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Tuggeranong Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35.4244°S 149.0888°E / -35.4244; 149.0888 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 89,461 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Gazetted | 12 May 1966[2] | ||||||||||||||
Location | 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Canberra | ||||||||||||||
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Federal division(s) | Bean | ||||||||||||||
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The name Tuggeranong is derived from a Ngunnawal expression meaning "cold place".[3] From the earliest colonial times, the plain extending south into the centre of the present-day territory was referred to as Tuggeranong.
At the 2021 census, the population of the district was 89,461.[1]