title: Weetah, Tasmania
text: # Weetah, Tasmania
  
  Weetah is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Meander Valley, in the Launceston region of Tasmania. It is located about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of the town of Deloraine. The 2016 census determined a population of 44 for the state suburb of Weetah.
  
  ## History
  
  Previously called Tongataboo, the name was changed about 1914 to Weetah, an Aboriginal word meaning "moon".
  
  ## Road infrastructure
  
  The C710 route (Weetah Road) runs north from the Bass Highway through the locality and then turns west, joining the C711 route (Parkham Road) to return to the Bass Highway at Elizabeth Town.
  
  