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Kyogle

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Kyogle Council NSW, PO Box 11, Kyogle, NSW 2474
02 6632 1611

Description

Kyogle is a town in the Northern Rivers region of northern New South Wales, Australia.

Kyogleis a town in the Northern Rivers region of northern New South Wales, Australia. It falls within the local government area of Kyogle Council. At the 2016 census, Kyogle had a population of 2,751 people. Kyogle is known as a "gateway" to many national parks including Border Ranges National Park and Toonumbar National Park.

History

It was founded in the 1830s as a lumber camp, and is located 758 kilometres (471 mi) north of Sydney, 32 kilometres (20 mi) north of Casino on the Summerland Way close to the Queensland border. It also lies on the banks of the Richmond River. It is the seat of its own shire. Kyogle comes from the Aboriginal Australian 'Bundjalung' word Gayugul, meaning 'Brolga', a reference to the Australian Brolga which is indigenous to the region.

Cattle grazing, dairy farming and forestry are the primary industries. In times past, timber getting was the main reason for settlement in the area, with red cedar and hoop pine the main timber trees.

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Type: Towns

Population: 1,001 - 10,000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 30.134 km2

Elevation: 51 to 200 metres

Town elevation: 74 m

Population number: 2,197

Local Government Area: Kyogle Council

Location

Kyogle Council NSW, PO Box 11, Kyogle, NSW 2474

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Attribution

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