Back كورا (جلينلوجان) ARZ Cowra (lungsod) CEB Cowra German Cowra English Cowra Esperanto کاورا Persian Cowra French Cowra Irish カウラ Japanese 카우라 Korean
| Cowra New South Wales | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  .jpg)    From top to bottom, left to right: Kendal Street divides the CBD, the Eastern entrance to the town, the Japanese War Cemetery, Crops of canola create 'fields of gold', decorated in Aboriginal art, the pylons of the Cowra Bridge, Australia's World Peace Bell and the Lachlan River which flows through the heart of the town | |||||||||
  Cowra | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°50′6″S 148°41′33″E / 33.83500°S 148.69250°E | ||||||||
| Population | 10,063 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1846 | ||||||||
| Gazetted | 1849 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2794 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 310 m (1,017 ft) | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cowra Shire | ||||||||
| County | Forbes, Bathurst | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||
| |||||||||
Cowra is a city in the central west of New South Wales, Australia. It is in Cowra Shire. It is 310m above sea-level and about 300 km west of Sydney. Cowra is on the banks of the Lachlan River.
The first name for Cowra was Coura Rocks. This may have been the name of one of the first cattle farms. This name is probably the name of the river ford (crossing) where people could cross the Lachlan River.
The name Cowra comes from a local aboriginal word meaning "eagle on the rocks".
It should not be confused with another New South Wales town named Corowa.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cowra (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Great Circle Distance between ORANGE and COWRA". Geosciences Australia website. Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ↑ "Great Circle Distance between BATHURST and COWRA". Geosciences Australia website. Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ↑ "Great Circle Distance between CANBERRA and COWRA". Geosciences Australia website. Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ↑ "Great Circle Distance between SYDNEY and COWRA". Geosciences Australia website. Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
