Taranna, Tasmania
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Taranna is a tiny hamlet
situated on the Tasman Peninsula
in southeastern Tasmania
. It is noted for its picturesque Presbyterian
church, and popular Tasmanian Devil
Park. At the 2006 census
, Taranna and the surrounding area had a population of 190.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
situated on the Tasman Peninsula
Tasman Peninsula
Tasman Peninsula is located around by road south-east of Hobart, at the south east corner of Tasmania, Australia.-Description:The Tasman Peninsula lies south and west of Forestier Peninsula, to which it is connected by an isthmus called Eaglehawk Neck...
in southeastern Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
. It is noted for its picturesque Presbyterian
Southern Presbyterian Church (Australia)
The Southern Presbyterian Church is a small denomination with a community of about 150 persons located exclusively in Tasmania, Australia. It formed in 1986 when two ministers and a number of members left the Evangelical Presbyterian Church because of a difference of belief over doctrinal issues.As...
church, and popular Tasmanian Devil
Tasmanian Devil
The Tasmanian devil is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae, now found in the wild only on the Australian island state of Tasmania. The size of a small dog, it became the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world following the extinction of the thylacine in 1936...
Park. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Taranna and the surrounding area had a population of 190.