Broken Hill
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Place details
- Locality
- Broken Hill
- Region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 17,456
- Timezone
- Australia/Broken_Hill
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Australia
- State
- New South Wales
- Lgas
- City of Broken Hill Unincorporated Far West Region
- Location
- 1,143 km (710 mi) west of Sydney 511 km (318 mi) north east of Adelaide 837 km (520 mi) north west of Melbourne 296 km (184 mi) north of Mildura 753 km (468 mi) west of Dubbo
- State electorate
- Barwon
- Federal division
- Parkes
- Elevation
- 315 m (1,033 ft)
- Total
- 17,456 ( urban centre and locality</span>"}]]}'>UCL 2021 )
- Time zone
- UTC+9:30 ( ACST )
- Summer dst
- UTC+10:30 ( ACDT )
- County
- Yancowinna
- Mean max temp
- 24.2 °C (75.6 °F)
Key dates
- Inception
- 1883
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- locality
- Part of
- Far West
- Official name
- Broken Hill
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- +17456
- Area
- +170
- Elevation
- +315
- Capital of
- City of Broken Hill
- Official website
- www.visitbrokenhill.com.au
- Image
- Argent Street, Broken Hill.jpg
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Article
Patton Street, the main commercial district of an area sometimes referred to as 'South Broken Hill'
Broken Hill is a city in the far west region of outback New South Wales, Australia. An inland mining city, it is near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (A32) and the Silver City Highway (B79), in the Barrier Range. It is 315 m (1,033 ft) above sea level, with a cold semi-arid climate, and an average rainfall of 265 mm (10.4 in). The closest major city is Mildura, 300 km (190 mi) to the south and the nearest state capital city is Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, which is more than 500 km (310 mi) to the southwest and linked via route A32, the Barrier Highway.
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