Legana is a small town on the Tamar River in northern Tasmania, Australia. It is 12 kilometres north of Tasmania's second largest city, Launceston. It is adjacent to Riverside, Bridgenorth, Grindelwald and Rosevears. At the 2016 census, Legana had a population of 4,029.The name Legana is based on the Palawa word for fresh water since it is at the point where the Tamar River becomes fresh water. There is currently a homestead called Freshwater which was adjacent to a private jetty where early settlers traded with the local natives. This homestead, in Nobelius Drive, now operates as a Bed and Breakfast accommodation house.
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