Cowra
Sign in to saveCowra () is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre and the council seat for the Cowra Shire, with a population of 8,254.
Key facts
- Australian place.type
- town
- Australian place.name
- Cowra
- Australian place.state
- NSW
- Australian place.mapframe
- yes
- Australian place.pop
- 8,254
- Australian place.established
- 1846
- Australian place.gazetted
- 1849
- Australian place.postcode
- 2794
- Australian place.elevation
- 310
- Australian place.timezone
- AEST
- Australian place.utc
- +10
- Australian place.timezone dst
- AEDT
- Australian place.utc dst
- +11
- Australian place.dist1
- 72
- Australian place.dir1
- SW
- Australian place.location1
- Orange
- Australian place.dist2
- 96
- Australian place.dir2
- SW
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Prisoner of war camp
- The Cowra breakout
- Heritage listings
- Education
- Media
- Radio stations
- Television
- Viticulture
- Transport
- Climate
- Retail
- Japanese War Cemetery
- Japanese Garden
- Sport
- Sporting clubs
- Population
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Cowra () is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre and the council seat for the Cowra Shire, with a population of 8,254.
Cowra is located approximately above sea level, on the banks of the Lachlan River, in the Lachlan Valley. By road it is approximately west of the state capital, Sydney, and north of the nation's capital, Canberra. The town is situated at the intersection of three state highways: the Mid-Western Highway, Olympic Highway and the Lachlan Valley Way.