Bywong New South Wales |
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Coordinates | 35°09′57″S 149°20′02″E / 35.16583°S 149.33389°ECoordinates: 35°09′57″S 149°20′02″E / 35.16583°S 149.33389°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,322 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2620 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 24 km (15 mi) NE of Canberra | ||||||||||||||
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County | Murray | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Bywong | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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Bywong is a rural residential area in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in the County of Murray, 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.