| Type: | town |
| Palana | |
| State: | tas |
| Pop: | 21 |
| Pop Year: | 2016 census |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postcode: | 7255 |
| Region: | North-east |
| Location1: | Whitemark |
| Dist1: | 45 |
| Dir1: | N |
| Lga: | Flinders |
| Stategov: | Bass |
| Fedgov: | Bass |
| Near-Nw: | Bass Strait |
| Near-N: | Bass Strait |
| Near-Ne: | Bass Strait |
| Near-E: | Bass Strait |
| Near-W: | Bass Strait |
| Near-Sw: | Killiecrankie |
| Near-S: | Killiecrankie, Wingaroo |
| Near-Se: | Wingaroo |
Palana is a rural locality on Flinders Island in the local government area of Flinders in the North-east region of Tasmania. It is located about north of the town of Whitemark. The 2016 census determined a population of 21 for the state suburb of Palana.[1]
Palana was gazetted as a locality in 1970.[2]
Bass Strait forms the western, northern and eastern boundaries.
The B85 route (Palana Road) enters from the south-west and runs to the village in the north-west.[2] [3]