Mungindi, New South Wales
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Mungindi New South Wales |
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 Mungindi
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| Coordinates | 28°58′37″S 148°59′22″E / 28.97694°S 148.98944°ECoordinates: 28°58′37″S 148°59′22″E / 28.97694°S 148.98944°E |
| Population | 738 (2011 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 2406 |
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| County | Benarba |
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Mungindi /ˈmʌŋɪndaɪ/ is a town on the border of New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland in Moree Plains Shire. It possesses a New South Wales postcode. Mungindi sits on the Carnarvon Highway and straddles the Barwon River which is the border between New South Wales and Queensland. At the 2011 census, Mungindi had a population of 738 on the New South Wales side. The population on the Queensland side is now included in Thallon, which had a population, including the surrounding area, of 382.
"Mungindi" means 'water hole in the river' in Kamilaroi. Located uniquely on both sides of the New South Wales and Queensland border, Mungindi is the only border town in the Southern Hemisphere with the same name on both sides of the border. The state border runs down the centre of the Barwon River and under the centre of the Mungindi Bridge, but there is no exact marker on the bridge to indicate the point.
Nearby towns are Moree and St George. Nearby villages are, in New South Wales, Weemelah, Garah, Ashley and Boomi, and in Queensland, Thallon, Dirranbandi and Hebel. A section of the Carnarvon Highway via Mungindi makes up part of the shortest route from Sydney to Darwin. There is an airport close to the town.
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