Tarong, Queensland

Tarong Queensland
Tarong
Coordinates	26°46′02″S 151°50′38″E / 26.7671°S 151.844°E / -26.7671; 151.844Coordinates: 26°46′02″S 151°50′38″E / 26.7671°S 151.844°E / -26.7671; 151.844
Postcode(s)	4615
Location	34.1 km (21 mi) S of Kingaroy 121 km (75 mi) N of Toowoomba 184 km (114 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal Division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Tarong: Brooklands Brooklands South Nanango Brooklands Tarong South Nanango Maidenwell Neumgna Yarraman

Tarong is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.

The area is best known for the Tarong Power Station.

The name Tarong derives from the name of a pastoral run first used in 1850; it is probably based on an Aboriginal word tarum meaning wild lime tree.

Tarong has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

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