| Gilgandra New South Wales | |||||||||
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 The main street of Gilgandra, 2008 | |||||||||
  Gilgandra | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°42′0″S 148°40′0″E / 31.70000°S 148.66667°E | ||||||||
| Population | 3,126 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1888 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2827 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 282 m (925 ft)[2] | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gilgandra Shire | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||
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Gilgandra is a country town in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia, and services the surrounding agricultural area where wheat is grown extensively together with other cereal crops, and sheep and beef cattle are raised.[3] The town is the administrative seat of the Gilgandra Shire.[4]
Sited at the junction of the Newell, Oxley and Castlereagh highways, Gilgandra is located in a wide bend of the Castlereagh River, downstream from its source near Coonabarabran, directly downstream from Mendooran, and upstream from Gulargambone and Coonamble.[5] It is 432 km north-west of Sydney (about six hours' driving time), and is located approximately half way along the inland route from Melbourne to Brisbane. It is known as the town of windmills and the home of the "Coo-ees", and is a gateway to the Warrumbungles National Park.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gilgandra (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
climstatswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Gilgandra Shire Council website, "Community". http://www.gilgandra.nsw.gov.au/community/about-gilgandra Archived 8 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Gilgandra Shire Council website: http://www.gilgandra.nsw.gov.au/council Archived 15 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ Google maps: https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Gilgandra+NSW+2827/@-31.7160527,148.6324847,14.04z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b08b2057af253ad:0x40609b490437240!8m2!3d-31.6952312!4d148.6558441. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
