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Bywong

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Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council NSW, PO Box 90, Bywong, NSW 2621
02 6285 6000

Description

Bywong is a rural residential area in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council LGA.

Bywong is a rural residential area in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council LGA. It is approximately 24 kilometres north-east of the Australian city of Canberra on the Federal Highway. It is also traversed by Macs Reef Road, Shingle Hill Way and Bungendore Road, the last two roads connecting Gundaroo and Bungendore. Its name is derived from an aboriginal word for "big hill".At the 2016 census, it had a population of 1,322. It had a public school from 1895 to 1906.

It has a community association called Bywong Community Inc. http://www.bywongcommunity.org.au

Its local Pony Club is called Gearys Gap Pony Club, which meets at the Les Reardon Reserve, Bywong. https://www.gearysgapponyclub.org.au

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 94.392 km2

Elevation: 501-1000 metres

Town elevation: 744 m

Population number: 1,322

Local Government Area: Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council

Location

Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council NSW, PO Box 90, Bywong, NSW 2621

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Bywong, New South Wales

Bywong - Localista

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