| Murrurundi New South Wales | |||||||||
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 The New England Highway at Murrurundi, with the Liverpool Range in the background | |||||||||
  Murrurundi | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°45′S 150°50′E / 31.750°S 150.833°E | ||||||||
| Population | 847 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1840 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2338 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 467 m (1,532 ft) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Upper Hunter Shire | ||||||||
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Murrurundi(/mʌruːrʌndaɪ/ MURR-oo-RUN-dye), is a rural town located in the Upper Hunter Shire, in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Murrurundi is situated 193 kilometres (120 mi) northwest by road from Newcastle and 309 kilometres (192 mi) north from Sydney. At the 2016 census the town had a population of 847 people.[1] The town is almost completely surrounded by mountains of the Liverpool Range, and is located on the Pages River, a tributary of the Hunter River.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Murrurundi (Urban Centre and Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
