Bourke, New South Wales
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,535 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2840 | ||||||||||||
| County | Cowper County | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 28.2 °C (82.8 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 13.5 °C (56.3 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 331.5 mm (13.05 in) | ||||||||||||
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Bourke is a town in the north-west of New South Wales, Australia. The administrative centre and largest town in Bourke Shire, Bourke is approximately 800 kilometres (500 mi) north-west of the state capital, Sydney, on the south bank of the Darling River. It is also situated:
- 137 kilometres south of Barringun and the Queensland – New South Wales Border
- 256 kilometres (159 mi) south of Cunnamulla
- 454 kilometres (282 mi) south of Charleville