Cowra

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

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.

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

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History
Prisoner of war camp
The Cowra breakout
Heritage listings
Education
Media
Radio stations
Television
Print
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.