Cowra Shire Council

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Cowra Shire
New South Wales

Location in NSW
Population: 13,260[1]
Area: 2810 km² (1084.9 sq mi)
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 including Billimari, Darbys Falls, Morongla, Mount McDonald, Woodstock, Gooloogong, Noonbinna, Wyangala and Wattamondara.

Panoramic view from the Symbolic Mountain 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 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. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Cowra (A) (Local Government Area). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
  2. ^ Cowra Shire Council. Department of Local Government. Retrieved on 2006-11-28.

Coordinates: 33°49′S 148°42′E / -33.817, 148.7