Cessnock, New South Wales
Cessnock | |
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Vincent Street, the main street of Cessnock | |
Cessnock | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′3″S 151°21′19.8″E / 32.83417°S 151.355500°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Hunter |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Government | |
| • State electorates | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 23,211 (UCL 2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) |
| Postcode | 2325 |
| County | Northumberland |
| Parish | Cessnock |
| Mean max temp | 24.6 °C (76.3 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 11.1 °C (52.0 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 747.5 mm (29.43 in) |
Cessnock (/ˈsɛsnɒk/) is a city in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia, about 52 km (32 mi) by road west of Newcastle. It is the administrative centre of the City of Cessnock LGA and was named after an 1826 grant of land called Cessnock Estate, which was owned by John Campbell. The local area was once known as "The Coalfields", and it is the gateway city to the vineyards of the Hunter Valley, which includes Pokolbin, Mount View, Lovedale, Broke, Rothbury, and Branxton.