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Towamba

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Bega Valley Shire Council NSW, PO Box 492, Towamba, NSW 2550
02 6499 2222

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Towamba is a small community, in New South Wales, Australia in Bega Valley Shire.

Towamba is a small community, in New South Wales, Australia in Bega Valley Shire. It is located about forty minutes' drive west of Eden. At the 2016 census, Towamba had a population of 234 people.Along with settlements such as Burragate, Pericoe, Rocky Hall and Kiah, Towamba was one of the settlements established after Benjamin Boyd began to open up the area to European settlement in the 1840s and 1850s.

This small community has had a public school since 1862 located in Towamba Street. The original ford crossing the Towamba River was opposite the old Police Station, now a private dwelling. The first bridge built across the river was swept away in the 1919 floods where every bridge on the river was swept away.

Towamba remains a small service centre for the neighbouring agricultural community.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 132.267 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 120 m

Population number: 234

Local Government Area: Bega Valley Shire Council

Location

Bega Valley Shire Council NSW, PO Box 492, Towamba, NSW 2550

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

Towamba - Localista

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