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Lithgow
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city in New South Wales, Australia
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- Locality
- Lithgow
- Region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 5,125
- Timezone
- Australia/Sydney
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Key facts
- Country
- Australia
- State
- New South Wales
- Lga
- City of Lithgow
- Location
- 150 km (93 mi) NW of Sydney 39 km (24 mi) NW of Katoomba 60 km (37 mi) E of Bathurst 128 km (80 mi) SE of Mudgee
- Established
- 1870s
- State electorate
- Bathurst
- Federal division
- Calare
- Elevation
- 950 m (3,120 ft)
- Total
- 20,000 (2020)
- County
- Cook
- Parish
- Lett
- Mean max temp
- 18.2 °C (64.8 °F)
- Mean min temp
- 6.4 °C (43.5 °F)
- Annual rainfall
- 860.1 mm (33.86 in)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 11197
- Elevation
- 917
- Image
- Aerial View of Lithgow June 2018.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lithgow, New South Wales
- postal code
- 2790
- male population
- 2490
- female population
- 2711
- maximum temperature record
- 38.4
- minimum temperature record
- -8.0
- P12749
- June 25
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Lithgow is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia and is the administrative centre of the City of Lithgow local government area. It is located in a mountain valley named Lithgow's Valley by John Oxley in honour of William Lithgow, the Auditor-General of the colony of New South Wales.
Lithgow is on the Great Western Highway, about 150 km (95 mi) west of Sydney, or via the old mountain route, Bells Line of Road, from Windsor. At June 2021 Lithgow had an urban population of 11,197. Lithgow is surrounded by a varied landscape characterised by seven valleys which include national parks, one of which, the Blue Mountains National Park, is a World Heritage Area. The Wollemi National Park is home to the Jurassic-age tree the Wollemi Pine, which was found growing in a remote canyon in the park.