Urunga, New South Wales

Urunga
Urunga
Town
	Urunga
	Urunga
	Coordinates: 30°30′0″S 153°01′0″E / 30.50000°S 153.01667°E
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
LGA	Bellingen Shire;
Location	505 km (314 mi) NNE of Sydney ; 413 km (257 mi) S of Brisbane ; 28 km (17 mi) S of Coffs Harbour ; 16 km (9.9 mi) E of Bellingen ; 20 km (12 mi) N of Nambucca Heads ;
Government
• State electorate	Oxley;
• Federal division	Cowper;
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population
• Total	3,185 (2021 census)
Postcode	2455

Urunga (/juːˈrʌnɡə/ yoo-RUN-gə) is a small town located within the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, in Bellingen Shire. It is famous for its surf spots (reefs, beaches and mouth of two rivers). At the 2021 census, Urunga had a population of 3,185. The town is south of Coffs Harbour and Sawtell and north of Nambucca Heads. The place name is derived from the Gumbaynggir word Yurūnga (pronounced Yu-roon-ga), which is derived from the word for long yurūn in reference to "long white sands".