Tuggeranong Valley, Australian Capital Territory
Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory (2006 Census). The district occupies 117 square kilometres (45 sq mi)to the east of the Murrumbidgee River. On 1973-02-21, the third of the new towns planned for Canberra was inaugurated at Tuggeranong, based on planning begun in 1969 to house between 180,000 to 220,000 people. The first families moved in to the suburb of Kambah in 1974. The new town centre, composed largely of young families, soon became known locally as "nappy valley".
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