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Whalan

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Blacktown City Council NSW, PO Box 63, Whalan, NSW 2770
02 9839 6000

Description

Whalan is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Whalanis a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Whalan is located 44 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History

Whalan takes its name from James Whalan, who was granted 300 acres (1.2 km2) at Mount Druitt by Governor Ralph Darling in 1831. His father was Sergeant Charles Whalan who was Governor Lachlan Macquarie's orderly sergeant and in charge of the Light Horse Guard. James Whalan explored the areas around Jenolan Caves and the Blue Mountains and discovered the rock formation known as Grand Arch pursuing the bushranger McKeown.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 2.429 km2

Elevation: 11-50 metres

Town elevation: 47 m

Population number: 5,973

Local Government Area: Blacktown City Council

Location

Blacktown City Council NSW, PO Box 63, Whalan, NSW 2770

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Attribution

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

Whalan - Localista

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