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Dubbo
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Dubbo ( ; ) is a city in the Orana Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region, with a population of 43,516 at June 2021.
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Place details
- Locality
- Dubbo
- Region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 43,516
- Timezone
- Australia/Sydney
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Key facts
- Australian place.type
- city
- Australian place.name
- Dubbo
- Australian place.state
- nsw
- Australian place.image
- 2020-10-07 Dubbo, New South Wales 3.jpg
- Australian place.caption
- Dubbo town centre from above, 2020
- Australian place.relief
- yes
- Australian place.pop
- 43,516
- Australian place.pop_year
- 2021
- Australian place.poprank
- 37
- Australian place.established
- 18491966 (city)
- Australian place.postcode
- 2830
- Australian place.elevation
- 275
- Australian place.area
- 182.6
- Australian place.timezone
- AEST
- Australian place.utc
- +10
- Australian place.timezone dst
- AEDT
- Australian place.utc dst
- +11
- Australian place.dist1
- 392
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 38783
- Elevation
- 275
- Official website
- www.dubbo.nsw.gov.au
- Image
- Overlooking Dubbo from the suburb of West Dubbo.jpg
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- Commons category
- Dubbo
- postal code
- 2830
- male population
- 18751
- female population
- 20193
- inception
- 1849-00-00
- maximum temperature record
- 46.1
- minimum temperature record
- -6.0
- P12749
- Abou Diaby
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Travel guide
Understand
300px|thumb|View of Dubbo from the suburb of West Dubbo
Do
Dubbo History Walking Tour. +61 404 238 209. [email protected]. Discover Dubbo, 'the hub of the west' on a 2-hour self guided walking tour. Explore its oldest hotels & pubs and hear the stories behind the first settlers.
Buy
Farmer’s Markets There are farmers' markets every month in Dubbo. They are on the first and third Saturday of every month, near the Tourist Information Centre. Fresh produce, poultry, coffee, jams, preserves, olive oil, sourdough bread, etc.
Drink
There are a number of pubs and bars in Dubbo, with the Commercial Hotel, the Pastoral Hotel, Milestone, Western Star, Macquarie Inn and Dubbo RSL attracting quite a few locals and tourists on weekends.
Sleep
Dubbo is a popular stopping off point, and has a large range of accommodation. Except at the busiest times of year, it's possible to get motel accommodation on a drive up basis on the main roads into town.
Blue Diamond Motor Inn is walking distance to the station, if you are arriving by train and want a nearby place to stay.
Go next
Only an hour and a half away (or 128 km ESE) from Dubbo, Mudgee offers a fantastic historical heritage and a host of great small wineries.
Wellington Caves and phosphate mines make a good day trip. Wellington is a pretty town, and well worth a visit itself.
If you're coming from Sydney, your halfway towards the outback, and you can keep travelling out towards Cobar and Broken Hill
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- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
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- Rare-earths
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- Architecture
- Transport
- Media
- Sport and recreation
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Dubbo ( ; ) is a city in the Orana Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region, with a population of 43,516 at June 2021.
The city is located at the intersection of the Newell, Mitchell, and Golden highways. Dubbo officially became a city in the year 1966. Dubbo is located roughly above sea level, north-west of Sydney ( by road) and is a major road and rail freight hub to other parts of New South Wales. It is linked by national highways north to Brisbane and Charleville, south towards Melbourne and Canberra, east to Sydney, Newcastle and Gosford and west to Broken Hill and Adelaide.
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