Cowra

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Cowra

Total population

8,254

Coordinates-33.83°, 148.69°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Cowra is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre and the council seat for the Cowra Shire, with a population of 8,254.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Paul Coe

Australian Aboriginal rights activist and lawyer (1949–2025)

Brad Haddin

Australian cricketer

Chris Flannery

Australian rugby league footballer and administrator

Dudley Suttor

Australian rugby union player (1892-1962)

E

Edgar Newham

Australian rugby league footballer

Garry Croker

Australian Paralympic wheelchair rugby and table tennis player

H

Harry Wedge

Australian artist (1957-2012)

Joe Williams

Australian rugby league player and scientist

J

John Newham

Royal Australian Air Force air marshal

Kate Smyth

Australian marathon runner

Kurt Fearnley

Australian paralympic athlete

M

Mardi Lunn

professional golfer

Mark Bryant

Australian rugby league footballer

Matilda House

Elder

Mum Shirl

Australian activist

Murray Cook

Australian musician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New South Wales

• Kellys Creek
  18.9 mi away
• Greenethorpe
  20.1 mi away
• Decca
  21.6 mi away
• Mogongong
  24.3 mi away
• Greenmantle
  24.4 mi away
• Iandra
  25.2 mi away
• Tyagong
  26.8 mi away
• Wirega
  26.9 mi away
• Quandong
  30.6 mi away
• Colo
  32.3 mi away · pop. 62
• Bogolong
  33 mi away
• Battery Crossing
  33.9 mi away

Browse all places in New South Wales →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cowra

Down There With Me on the Cowra Mission

Peter Read · 1985

Down there with me on the Cowra Mission

Peter Read · 1984

Cowra & District pioneer register to 1900

2004

Waugoola Shire and beyond

Cyril Treasure · 1996

From yeomen to brickmasters

Baker, David S. · 1986

Canowindra, Morongla, Woodstock district death records 1880 to 1945

2008

Yesterday's Enemy - Tomadachi

Zillah Williams · 1994

Tomodachi

Zillah Williams · 2016

Search results from Open Library.