Wentworth (New South Wales)

Wentworth
Bridge at Wentworth around 1925
State :  Australia State : New South Wales Founded : 1866
Coordinates : 34 ° 6 ′  S , 141 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 6 ′  S , 141 ° 55 ′  E Height : 37  m Area : 4.6  km²
Residents : 1,221 (2016) Population density : 265 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 2648 LGA : Wentworth Shire
Wentworth

Wentworth is a city in the Australian state of New South Wales with 1221 inhabitants (as of 2016). Wentworth is the administrative seat of the Wentworth Shire local authority .

history

The city is named after the important explorer and politician William Charles Wentworth . The Moorna Post Office , founded in 1855, was renamed Wentworth in 1860 . Wentworth Gaol Prison, which operated on the outskirts of the city from 1881 to 1929, is now a tourist attraction.

Geographical location

The city is located at the confluence of the Darling River with the Murray River , which forms the border with the state of Victoria to the south . It has a share in the two largest rivers on the Australian continent. In the urban area, the Silver City Highway, numbered B79, runs on a bridge over the Darling River.

Web links

Commons : Wentworth, New South Wales  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Wentworth ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2020.