Mittagong
Sign in to saveMittagong (, ) is a town located in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. The town acts as the gateway to the Southern Highlands when coming from Sydney. Mittagong is situated at an elevation of . The town is close to Bowral, Berrima, Moss Vale and the Northern Villages such as Yerrinbool and Colo Vale. Moreover, Mittagong is home to many wineries of the Southern Highlands which has been a recent growing wine and cellar door region.
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- Australian place.type
- town
- Australian place.name
- Mittagong
- Australian place.state
- nsw
- Australian place.postcode
- 2575
- Australian place.parish
- Mittagong
- Australian place.county
- Camden
- Australian place.region
- Southern Highlands
- Australian place.elevation
- 635
- Australian place.maxtemp
- 18.7
- Australian place.mintemp
- 7.9
- Australian place.rainfall
- 931.7
- Australian place.fedgov
- Whitlam
- Australian place.stategov
- Wollondilly
- Australian place.lga
- Wingecarribee
- Australian place.dist1
- 125
- Australian place.location1
- Sydney
- Australian place.dist2
- 6
- Australian place.location2
- Bowral
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Mittagong (, ) is a town located in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. The town acts as the gateway to the Southern Highlands when coming from Sydney. Mittagong is situated at an elevation of . The town is close to Bowral, Berrima, Moss Vale and the Northern Villages such as Yerrinbool and Colo Vale. Moreover, Mittagong is home to many wineries of the Southern Highlands which has been a recent growing wine and cellar door region.
==Etymology== The name "Mittagong" is said to come from an Aboriginal word meaning "little mountain". Other suggested meanings are "a companion" and "plenty of native dogs", as the Mittagong range was home to many dingos at one time.
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