Cudal, New South Wales

Cudal
New South Wales

Post office
Cudal
Coordinates 33°17′0″S 148°45′0″E / 33.28333°S 148.75000°ECoordinates: 33°17′0″S 148°45′0″E / 33.28333°S 148.75000°E
Population 339 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2864
Location
  • 296 km (184 mi) W of Sydney
  • 39 km (24 mi) W of Orange
  • 66 km (41 mi) N of Cowra
LGA(s) Cabonne Shire Council
State electorate(s) Orange
Federal Division(s) Calare

Cudal is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. Cudal is in the Cabonne Shire Council local government area, 296 kilometres (184 mi) west of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2011 census, Cudal had a population of 339.[1] The place name,Cudal, could have derived from an Aboriginal word meaning 'flat'.[2]

Facilities and businesses within Cudal include a post office, police station, preschool, public school, airport, showground, sporting field, swimming pool, motel, caravan park, hotel, newsagency, takeaway store, local GP, Country Women's Association and three churches.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cudal (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. "Cudal". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 July 2009.

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