Tangambalanga ( ), also known as Tangam, is a town in the Shire of Indigo, Victoria, Australia. Tangambalanga is located approximately south-east of the city of Wodonga, and from the Hume Weir. At the , Tangambalanga had a population of 908.
History The town's name is derived from an Aboriginal word for the white clawed lobster, Murray crayfish.Barry Blake, Julie Reid, Pallanganmiddang: a language of the Upper Murray, Aboriginal History volume 23 1999 pages15–31, p.15 n.2. The Town was the site for an Aboriginal reserve, gazetted as such in 1862, with local landowner, Thomas Mitchell, acting as the local "Protector of Aborigines".
The Post Office opened on 1 December 1911.
Economy Situated in a valley, the town exists around the dairy and cheese factory of the Murray Goulburn Co-operative, which processes milk for the fresh milk market, as well as butter and cheese. The closure of the factory was announced in May 2017.
The town also contains a child care centre, kindergarten, swimming pool, football and cricket fields, vet clinic, mechanic, the Kiewa Valley Primary School, two general stores, a pharmacy and a pub.
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