Cowra Shire Council

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Cowra Shire
New South Wales

Location in NSW
Population: 12,424[1]
Area: 2,810 km²
Mayor: Bruce Miller
Council Seat: Cowra (116 Kendal Street)[2]
Region: Central West
State District: Orange
Federal Division: Calare
Website: http://www.cowra.nsw.gov.au
LGAs around Cowra Shire
Forbes Cabonne Blayney
Weddin Cowra Shire Bathurst
Young Boorowa Upper Lachlan

The Cowra Shire is a Local Government Area (LGA) of New South Wales.

The largest town and council seat is Cowra. It is on the Lachlan River, the Mid-Western Highway, the Olympic Way and the Lachlan Valley Way.

The Local Government Area is between the Council areas of Blayney, Cabonne Shire, Forbes, Weddin Shire, Young and Boorowa. The Shire has a number of small villages. inclusing Billimari, Darbys Falls, Morongla, Mount McDonald, Woodstock, Gooloogong, Noonbinna, Wyangala and Wattamondara.

Panoramic view from the Symbolic Mountain Lookout at the Japanese Gardens in Cowra. The view takes in the gardens and the plains of the Cowra Shire across to the nearby mountains.
Panoramic view from the Symbolic Mountain Lookout at the Japanese Gardens in Cowra. The view takes in the gardens and the plains of the Cowra Shire across to the nearby mountains.


[edit] References

  1. ^ Cowra (A) (Local Government Area). 2001 Census QuickStats. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on November 28, 2006.
  2. ^ Cowra Shire Council. Department of Local Government. Retrieved on November 28, 2006.


Coordinates: °33′49, S°148′42

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