Bega, New South Wales

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Bega
New South Wales

Location of Bega in New South Wales (red)

Population:

4,385

Postcode:

2550

Elevation:

50 m

Location:

421 km from Sydney
613 km from Melbourne
225 km from Canberra

LGA:

Bega Valley Shire Council

State District:

Bega

Federal Division:

Eden-Monaro

Mean Max Temp	Mean Min Temp	Rainfall
22.2 °C ^{72 °F}	8.3 °C ^{47 °F}	865.7 mm ^{34.1 in}

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Bega is a town in the south-east of New South Wales, Australia in Bega Valley Shire. It is the economic centre for the Bega Valley.

Bega is most well-known for its cheese. Bega Cheese, manufactured by The Bega Co-operative Society Limited one of the larger Australian cheese companies. Their products are exported around the world and distributed across Australia and are available in most supermarkets and general stores.

Bega is Chanel Cole's adopted home town after moving from New Zealand. She came 5th place in the Australian Idol 2004 televised singing competition.

TheBegaValley.com is a popular community website in the shire where residents can have their own personal and business oriented pages hosted on the website for free.