Bega (Australia)

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Bega
CSIRO ScienceImage 4372 The rural township of Bega nestles in a valley not far from the coast in south eastern NSW 2000.jpg
Panorama of Bega in the Bega Valley
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales
Coordinates : 36 ° 41 ′  S , 149 ° 51 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 41 ′  S , 149 ° 51 ′  E
Height : 50  m
Residents : 4,141 (2016)
Postal code : 2550
LGA : Bega Valley Shire
Bega (New South Wales)
Bega
Bega

Bega is a city in southeastern New South Wales , Australia . It lies in a loop of the Bega River , into which the Brogo River flows from the left. The Princes Highway (Route 1) runs through the city , from which the Snowy Mountains Highway (Route 18) branches off to the west north of the city .

Bega has 4,141 inhabitants (as of 2016), but the catchment area - the Bega Valley Shire - is very large. This means, for example, that Bega High School is attended by around 1,000 students.

The city is known throughout Australia for its Bega Cheese .

climate

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Bega
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 27.0 27.0 25.7 23.0 19.7 16.8 16.7 18.2 20.5 22.5 24.0 25.9 O 22.2
Min. Temperature (° C) 14.2 14.5 12.6 8.9 5.5 2.9 1.4 2.6 5.1 8.2 10.7 12.9 O 8.3
Precipitation ( mm ) 81.9 88.0 98.5 72.0 75.0 82.7 53.8 52.3 53.1 69.9 68.5 78.4 Σ 874.1
Rainy days ( d ) 8.0 7.6 8.2 6.8 7.1 7.0 5.7 6.5 7.3 8.8 8.6 8.4 Σ 90
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27.0
14.2
27.0
14.5
25.7
12.6
23.0
8.9
19.7
5.5
16.8
2.9
16.7
1.4
18.2
2.6
20.5
5.1
22.5
8.2
24.0
10.7
25.9
12.9
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88.0
98.5
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75.0
82.7
53.8
52.3
53.1
69.9
68.5
78.4
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, data: 1879–2002

Town twinning

Bega's twin town is the US city of Littleton in the state of Colorado .

Born in Bega

swell

  1. ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Bega ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ Bureau of Meteorology, Australia: Klimainformationen Bega. World Meteorological Organization, accessed April 6, 2012 .
  3. ↑ bega valley shrine council , accessed June 13, 2017

Web links

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