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Old Tallangatta is a locality in north east Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Towong local government area, at the upper end of the Mitta Arm of Lake Hume near the confluence of the Mitta Mitta River and Tallangatta Creek, 372 kilometres (231 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne.

Old Tallangatta Victoria
A residence in Old Tallangatta
Old Tallangatta
Coordinates	36°11′41″S 147°15′9″E
Population	35 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3701
Location	372 km (231 mi) NE of Melbourne 50 km (31 mi) E of Wodonga 9 km (6 mi) E of Tallangatta
LGA(s)	Shire of Towong
State electorate(s)	Benambra
Federal division(s)	Indi

The locality is the original site of Tallangatta. As part of the expansion of Hume Weir in 1956, much of the town of Tallangatta was relocated to a new site on higher ground, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) away.^{[citation needed]}

At the 2016 census, Old Tallangatta had a population of 35.[1]

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Media related to Old Tallangatta at Wikimedia Commons

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