Tumbarumba

Tumbarumba ( /ˈtʌmbərʌmbə/ TUM-bə-rum-bə) is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, about 480 kilometres (300 mi) southwest of the state capital, Sydney. Tumbarumba is located on the periphery of the Riverina and South West Slopes regions at the western edge of the Snowy Mountains. At the 2006 Census of Population and Housing, 1,487 people lived in the town. Tumbarumba Shire is administered from offices located in Tumbarumba.

To the south and east, the highest peak of the Snowy Mountains and mainland Australia—Mount Kosciuszko—can be seen.

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