Coonong, New South Wales

Parish in New South Wales, Australia

30°32′0″S 145°07′0″E / 30.53333°S 145.11667°E / -30.53333; 145.11667Postcode(s)2840Elevation100 m (328 ft)LGA(s)Bourke ShireState electorate(s)BarwonFederal division(s)Parkes

Coonong, New South Wales is a rural locality and civil parish of County of Landsborough[1] located to the west of the town of Louth, New South Wales. The parish is in Bourke Shire.

History

The traditional owners of the area are the Paruntiji,[2] meaning people belonging to the Paroo. Aboriginal people are known to have lived along the Paroo for at least 14,000 years (Robins, 1999).[citation needed]

The Burke and Wills expedition were the first Europeans to the area, passing a few miles to the west.

Climate

The climate is semi-arid, featuring low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter. [3] The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert).[4]

References

  1. ^ County of Landsborough, Western Division, .
  2. ^ Studies, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (10 January 2021). "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au.
  3. ^ BOM.
  4. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)


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