Bowral
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Aerial view of Bowral | |||||||||||||
Bowral | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°28′45″S 150°25′5″E / 34.47917°S 150.41806°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Highlands | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1861 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 690 m (2,260 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 10,764 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2576 | ||||||||||||
| County | Camden | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Mittagong | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 7.9 °C (46.2 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 931.7 mm (36.68 in) | ||||||||||||
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Bowral (/ˈbaʊrəl/ BOW-rəl) is the largest town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia. It is 132 kilometres (82 mi) south-west of Sydney and 169 kilometres (105 mi) north-east of Canberra. It is the main business and entertainment precinct of the Wingecarribee Shire and the Southern Highlands.
Bowral once served as a rural summer retreat for the gentry of Sydney, resulting in the establishment of a number of estates and manor houses in the district. Bowral is often associated with the cricketer Sir Donald Bradman.
Bowral is close to several other historic towns, being 5 kilometres (3 mi) from Mittagong, 9 kilometres (6 mi) from both Moss Vale and Berrima. The suburb of East Bowral and the village of Burradoo are nearby.