Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 30,662 dwellings, housing 86,637 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory (June 2001 Census).
Tuggeranong is nestled in a valley of the Brindabella Ranges. Cave paintings and Aboriginal artifacts discovered in the area indicate that the Tuggeranong region has been occupied for over 21,000 years.
The Tuggeranong Town Centre , and Lake Tuggeranong College is just to the east of Lake Tuggeranong .
The name is derived from an Aboriginal expression meaning "cold plains".
Places of interest
Places of interest in the district are:
- Lake Tuggeranong College - a school catering to years 11 and 12. In the ACT, a College is not a university, but simply a school for years 11 and 12.
- Lanyon Homestead - a historic grazing property that also has the Nolan Gallery
- Tuggeranong Hill - a large mountain overlooking the valley.
- Tuggeranong Homestead - a historic homestead now operated as a café and function or event centre.
- Tuggeranong Town Centre - the town centre has a major shopping mall operated by Leda Group's Retail Division, surrounded by government offices, and a light industrial area.
Suburbs
- Banks
- Bonython
- Calwell
- Chisholm
- Conder - Lanyon Market Place
- Fadden
- Gilmore
- Gordon
- Gowrie
- Greenway - Tuggeranong Town Centre
- Hume
- Isabella Plains
- Kambah - Kambah Village Centre
- Macarthur
- Monash
- Oxley
- Richardson
- Theodore
- Wanniassa - Erindale Centre
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