Bungendore
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| Coordinates: 35°15′0″S 149°27′0″E / 35.25000°S 149.45000°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1837 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 4,745 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2621 | ||||||||||||
| County | Murray | ||||||||||||
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| Mean max temp | 19.6 °C (67.3 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 6.4 °C (43.5 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 622 mm (24.5 in) | ||||||||||||
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Bungendore is a town in the Southern Tablelands Region of New South Wales, Australia, in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council. It is on the Kings Highway near Lake George, the Molonglo River Valley and the Australian Capital Territory border. It has become a major tourist centre in recent years, popular with visitors from Canberra and some of it has heritage protection. It has expanded rapidly in recent years as a dormitory town of Canberra.