Tanja, New South Wales

Tanja
Tanja
Coordinates: 36°38′00″S 149°58′00″E / 36.63333°S 149.96667°E / -36.63333; 149.96667
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
LGA
Location
  • 14 km (8.7 mi) NE of Bega
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total157 (2016 census)
Postcode
2550

Tanja is a locality in the Bega Valley Shire of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2016 census, Tanja had a population of 157.

Tanja Public School is situated on Barrabooka Road. The school had an enrolment of 17 in 2017. It dates from 1878, having originally begun in a room of the school teacher's own residence.

Tanja Post Office opened on 1 September 1878 and closed on 28 August 1980.