Murrurundi
Murrurundi | |
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The New England Highway at Murrurundi, with the Liverpool Range in the background | |
Murrurundi | |
| Coordinates: 31°45′S 150°50′E / 31.750°S 150.833°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Established | 1840 |
| Elevation | 467 m (1,532 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 822 (2021 census) |
| Postcode | 2338 |
| Mean max temp | 23.4 °C (74.1 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 8.5 °C (47.3 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 829.7 mm (32.67 in) |
Murrurundi (/mʌruːrʌndaɪ/ MURR-oo-RUN-dye) is a rural town located in the Upper Hunter Shire, in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Murrurundi is situated 193 kilometres (120 mi) northwest by road from Newcastle and 309 kilometres (192 mi) north of Sydney. At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 822. The town is almost surrounded by mountains of the Liverpool Range, and is located on the Pages River, a tributary of the Hunter River.