Orange, New South Wales
city in New South Wales, Australia
Orange is a city in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Mitchell Highway about 250 kilometres west of Sydney. The main street (where people do all the shopping) is quite large for a country town. There are five high schools and five primary schools in Orange. Orange has two tennis centres, a big pool, an indoor sports centre, a netball centre, football pitches, a university, hockey pitches and lots of parks. There is also a big mine called Cadia and a big fun lake located outside of the town.
| Orange New South Wales | |||||||||
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 The main street of Orange, Summer Street, as viewed from the vicinity of McNamara Street looking west in May 2008 | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°17′0″S 149°06′0″E / 33.28333°S 149.10000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 39,755 (30 June 2016)[1] (10th in NSW) | ||||||||
| Established | 1846 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2800 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 863.2 m (2,832 ft)[2] | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Orange | ||||||||
| County | Wellington, Bathurst | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Orange | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||
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References change
- ↑ "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2016". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Government. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ "Climate statistics for Orange Post Office". Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Australian Government. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
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