| Orana New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Australia_New_South_Wales_relief_location_map.png)  Orana | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°20′S 148°10′E / 31.333°S 148.167°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 122,897 (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.638157/km2 (1.652820/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 192,581 km2 (74,355.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
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Orana is a vast region in north-central New South Wales, Australia. As of June 2015[update] it had an estimated population of 113,824 people.[1] It has an area of 198,561 square kilometres (76,665 sq mi)[1] and is the largest region in New South Wales, comprising approximately 25% of that state. The major localities include Dubbo and Cobar.[2][3][4] This region corresponds approximately with the Australian Bureau of Statistics North Western Statistical Division.
- ^ a b "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014-15: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2015), 2005 to 2015". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Orana". NSW Regions. NSW Department of Trade & Investment, Regional Infrastructure & Services. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ Orana Region Business Enterprise Centre Dubbo City Online website, accessed 11 November 2006
- ^ Map of LGAs department of local government website, accessed 11 November 2006. The LGA boundaries shown on this map correlate with the map of the region on the Dubbo City Online website. Mergers have done away with "Mudgee Shire" (now a part of Central West Region), and "Coolah" and "Coonabarabran" shires have merged into Warrumbungle Shire.