Urana, New South Wales

Urana New South Wales
Memorial Hall, Urana
Urana
Coordinates	35°19′0″S 146°16′0″E / 35.31667°S 146.26667°E / -35.31667; 146.26667Coordinates: 35°19′0″S 146°16′0″E / 35.31667°S 146.26667°E / -35.31667; 146.26667
Population	300 (2011 census)
Established	6 May 1859
Postcode(s)	2645
Elevation	125.0 m (410 ft)
Location	561 km (349 mi) from Sydney 366 km (227 mi) from Melbourne 111 km (69 mi) from Wagga Wagga 125 km (78 mi) from Albury
LGA(s)	Federation Council
County	Urana
State electorate(s)	Albury
Federal Division(s)	Farrer
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 23.6 °C 74 °F 9.6 °C 49 °F 442.2 mm 17.4 in

Urana /jəˈrænə/ is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Federation Council local government area.

Urana is located between Lockhart and Jerilderie, about 561 kilometres (349 mi) southwest of the state capital, Sydney. To the west lies Lake Urana and the Lake Urana Nature Reserve. To the east lies a smaller lake, Lake Uranagong.

Urana was the major town and headquarters of the former Urana Shire. The shire included the localities of Boree Creek, Morundah, Oaklands and Rand. The Urana district is used for raising sheep and for growing wheat and other grain crops.

In the 2011 census, there were 300 people in Urana (State Suburbs) of these 51.7% were male and 48.3% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

Urana was first settled by Europeans during the 1850s. In May 1859 a design for the "Town of Urana" by Surveyor Hayes was approved by the New South Wales Executive Council.  The name Urana comes from the Aboriginal word 'airana', meaning a temporary shelter (usually consisting of a simple frame of branches covered with bark, leaves, or grass).