Booligal
Booligal | |
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General store | |
Booligal | |
| Coordinates: 33°52′0″S 144°53′0″E / 33.86667°S 144.88333°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Location | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 95 (2016 census) |
| Postcode | 2711 |
| County | Waljeers |
Booligal /ˈbuːlɪɡəl/ is a village in the Riverina area of western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. It is located on the Cobb Highway, on the Lachlan River north of Hay. Booligal is a part of Hay Shire local government area.
The name of the village is an anglicisation of an Aboriginal word meaning either (1) 'windy place', or (2) 'large swamp', 'place of flooded box trees'.