| Dubbo New South Wales | |||||||||
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 Dubbo town centre from above, 2020 | |||||||||
  Dubbo | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°15′25″S 148°36′4″E / 32.25694°S 148.60111°E | ||||||||
| Population | 43,516 (2021)[1] (37) | ||||||||
| • Density | 238.31/km2 (617.23/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Established | 1849 1966 (city)[2] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2830 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft)[3] | ||||||||
| Area | 182.6 km2 (70.5 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Dubbo Regional Council | ||||||||
| Region | Central West / Orana | ||||||||
| County | Gordon | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Dubbo | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||
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Dubbo (/ˈdʌboʊ/;[5] Wiradjuri: Dhubu)[6] is a city in the Orana Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region, with a population of 43,516[1] at June 2021.
The city is located at the intersection of the Newell, Mitchell, and Golden highways. Dubbo officially became a city in the year 1966. Dubbo is located roughly 275 m (902 ft) above sea level, 303 km (188 mi)[7] north-west of Sydney (400 km (249 mi)[8] by road) and is a major road and rail freight hub to other parts of New South Wales. It is linked by national highways north to Brisbane and Charleville, south towards Melbourne and Canberra, east to Sydney, Newcastle and Gosford and west to Broken Hill and Adelaide.
Dubbo is included in the rainfall and weather forecast region for the Central West Slopes[9] and in the Central West Slopes and Plains division of the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts.[10]
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- ^ AGENDA ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING 26 MAY 2022
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- ^ Weather, The Land newspaper, 29 October 2009, Rural Press, North Richmond, NSW.
- ^ "New South Wales Forecast Area Map". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 30 April 2019.