Karuah, New South Wales
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Bridge over the Karuah River | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 32°38′35″S 151°57′26″E / 32.64306°S 151.95722°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter, Mid North Coast | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 73.7 km2 (28.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,411 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 19.145/km2 (49.59/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2324 | ||||||||||||
| County | Gloucester | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Tarean | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 10.3 °C (50.5 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,145.6 mm (45.10 in) | ||||||||||||
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Karuah (/kəˈruːə/) is a locality in both the Port Stephens and Mid-Coast Councils, the Port Stephens lga side is part the Hunter Region while the Mid-Coast lga is in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is thought that the name means 'native plum tree' in the local Aboriginal dialect.