Back أورانج (أستراليا) Arabic مدينه اورانج ARZ Orinc (Avstraliya) Azerbaijani اورنج، یئنی گونئی ولز AZB Орындж (Аўстралія) Byelorussian Orange (Austràlia) Catalan Orange (lungsod sa Ostralya) CEB ئۆرێینج، نیو ساوت وێلز CKB Orange (Austrálie) Czech Orange, De Cymru Newydd Welsh
| Orange New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°17′0″S 149°06′0″E / 33.28333°S 149.10000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 41,920 (2021)[1] (38th) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1846 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2800 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 863.2 m (2,832 ft)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Orange | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Central West | ||||||||||||||
| County | Wellington, Bathurst | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Orange | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||||||||
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Orange is a city in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. It is 254 km (158 mi) west of the state capital, Sydney [206 km (128 mi) on a great circle],[3] at an altitude of 862 metres (2,828 ft). Orange had an urban population of 41,920 [1] at the 2021 Census, making the city a significant regional centre. A significant nearby landmark is Mount Canobolas with a peak elevation of 1,395 m (4,577 ft) AHD and commanding views of the district. Orange is situated within the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri tribe.
Orange was the birthplace of poets Banjo Paterson and Kenneth Slessor, although Paterson lived in Orange for only a short time as an infant. Walter W. Stone, book publisher (Wentworth Books) and passionate supporter of Australian literature, was also born in Orange. The first Australian Touring Car Championship, known today as the Supercars Championship, was held at the Gnoo Blas Motor Racing Circuit in 1960.[4]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Orange". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Climate statistics for Orange Post Office". Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Australian Government. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ "Great Circle Distance between ORANGE and SYDNEY". Geosciences Australia website. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ Graham Howard & Stewart Wilson (1986). "1960: Let the race begin". Australian Touring Car Championship, 25 Fabulous Years. Gordon, NSW: R&T Publishing. pp. 14–26. ISBN 0-9590378-2-9.
