| Official Name: | Tawanta, Mississippi |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Tawanta |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jones |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 341 |
| Coordinates: | 31.5478°N -89.2494°W |
| Area Code: | 601 & 769 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 692257 |
Tawanta is an unincorporated community in Jones County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
Tawanta was founded in 1882. The name "Tawanta" is purported to mean "wide, broad" in the Choctaw language.[1] The community was once a flag station and is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway.[2]