Gunnedah
Sign in to saveGunnedah () is a town in north-central New South Wales, Australia and is the seat of the Gunnedah Shire local government area. In the the town recorded a population of 8,338. Gunnedah is situated within the Liverpool Plains, a fertile agricultural region, with 80% of the surrounding shire area devoted to farming. The Namoi River flows west then north-west through the town providing water beneficial to agricultural operations in the area.
Key facts
- Australian place.type
- town
- Australian place.name
- Gunnedah
- Australian place.state
- nsw
- Australian place.image
- Gunnedah-NSW-Australia 2005-12-01 IMG 0814.JPG
- Australian place.caption
- Gunnedah viewed from Mount Porcupine
- Australian place.alternative_location_map
- Australia New South Wales LGAs
- Australian place.pop
- 8,338
- Australian place.established
- 1856
- Australian place.postcode
- 2380
- Australian place.elevation
- 264
- Australian place.dist1
- 66
- Australian place.dir1
- W
- Australian place.location1
- Tamworth
- Australian place.dist2
- 432
- Australian place.dir2
- NW
- Australian place.location2
- Sydney
- Australian place.dist3
- 98
- Australian place.dir3
- SE
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Article
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- History
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- Population
- Sports
- Geography
- Climate
- Education
- Media
- Transport
- Railway station
- Notable Gunnedahians
- See also
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Gunnedah () is a town in north-central New South Wales, Australia and is the seat of the Gunnedah Shire local government area. In the the town recorded a population of 8,338. Gunnedah is situated within the Liverpool Plains, a fertile agricultural region, with 80% of the surrounding shire area devoted to farming. The Namoi River flows west then north-west through the town providing water beneficial to agricultural operations in the area.
The Gunnedah area is a significant producer of cotton, coal, beef, lamb and pork, and cereal and oilseed grains. Gunnedah is also home to AgQuip, Australia's largest annual agricultural field day.