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| Kandos New South Wales | |
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  Kandos | |
| Coordinates | 32°51′33″S 149°58′25″E / 32.859134°S 149.973680°E |
| Population | 1,263 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2848 |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,133 ft) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Mid-Western Regional Council |
| State electorate(s) | Bathurst |
| Federal division(s) | Hunter |
Kandos is a small town in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, within the Mid-Western Regional Council. The area is the traditional home of the Dabee tribe of the Wiradjuri people. The town sits beneath Cumber Melon Mountain[2] (from the Aboriginal name Combamolang[3]), in a district formerly known as Coomber.[4] Kandos shares its locality, employment and infrastructure with the neighbouring town Rylstone, 6 kilometres away. At the 2021 census, Kandos had a population of 1263.[5]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kandos". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Geographical Names Board". Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ As spelt by Richard Fitzgerald owner of Dabee Station in a letter dated 26 January 1823
- ^ "'Rylstone Shire Council.', Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative". Trove. 15 January 1914. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Kandos Census". Australian Bureau of Statistics Quick Stats.
