Bowral

Also known as Bowral, New South Wales, Bowral, New South Wales, Australia

Bowral ( ) is the largest town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia. It is south-west of Sydney and north-east of Canberra. It is the main business and entertainment precinct of the Wingecarribee Shire and the Southern Highlands.

Key facts

Australian place.type: town
Australian place.name: Bowral
Australian place.state: nsw
Australian place.image: File:Bowral NSW 2576, Australia - panoramio (106).jpg
Australian place.caption: Aerial view of Bowral
Australian place.lga: Wingecarribee Shire
Australian place.postcode: 2576
Australian place.parish: Mittagong
Australian place.county: Camden
Australian place.est: 1861
Australian place.region: Southern Highlands
Australian place.elevation: 690
Australian place.maxtemp: 18.7
Australian place.mintemp: 7.9
Australian place.rainfall: 931.7
Australian place.dist1: 132
Australian place.dir1: SW
Australian place.location1: Sydney

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Wikidata facts

Population: 10764
Elevation: 679
Image: Bowral 1.jpg

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Commons category: Bowral, New South Wales
postal code: 2576
male population: 4765
female population: 5573

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Bowral once served as a rural summer retreat for the gentry of Sydney, resulting in the establishment of a number of estates and manor houses in the district. Bowral is often associated with the cricketer Sir Donald Bradman.