page_title: Huon Valley
hierarchical_section_title: Huon Valley
caption_attribution_description: Huon River in Tasmania, Australia. Photo of the confluence of the Huon with the Picton river. Photo taken from the Tahune Airwalk run by forestry Tasmania in mid summer 2003
context_page_description: The Huon Valley, or simply the Huon is a valley and geographic area located in southern Tasmania, Australia. The largest town is Huonville, with other smaller towns spread across the area. It includes Australia's most southern permanent settlement at Southport. The Huon Valley Council area had a population of 15,140 in 2011. Famed for its apple growing, the Valley was first settled by British colonists in the 1820s; prior to settlement the Huon Valley area was inhabited by the Palawa people.
  The area it is sometimes combined as the Huon-Channel area with the areas around D'Entrecasteaux Channel.
context_section_description: The Huon Valley, or simply the Huon is a valley and geographic area located in southern Tasmania, Australia. The largest town is Huonville, with other smaller towns spread across the area. It includes Australia's most southern permanent settlement at Southport. The Huon Valley Council area had a population of 15,140 in 2011. Famed for its apple growing, the Valley was first settled by British colonists in the 1820s; prior to settlement the Huon Valley area was inhabited by the Palawa people.
  The area it is sometimes combined as the Huon-Channel area with the areas around D'Entrecasteaux Channel.
caption: Huon River in summer, located on the valley floor.
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