Yass is the county seat of the Yass Shires in New South Wales in Australia . It has about 5,500 inhabitants. Yass is the largest city and the administrative seat of the Yass Valley Council .
Yass is located in southeastern New South Wales on the Yass River, about 70 kilometers north of Canberra on the Barton Highway, 300 kilometers from Sydney and 750 kilometers from Melbourne on the Hume Highway.
history
In 1821, Hamilton Hume was the first Australian of European descent to discover the Yass plain and describe it as a good country for sheep farming. Before that, the area was only inhabited by Aborigines . From 1835 a small settlement developed on the south bank of the Yass River. The name of the place, Yass, is interpreted as a derivative of the Aboriginal word "Yhar", which means "flowing water". The Merino Horse Owning is still the largest agricultural branch in Yass and the surrounding places. Between 1901 and 1911, Yass was under discussion to become the federal capital of Australia instead of Canberra .
Sports
There are four major sports teams in Yass. Yass Rams Rugby Union Club, the Yass Magpies in Rugby League, the Yass Roos AFL and the cricket team. Football is popular as a summer competition, as is Touch Footy, a variant of Australian football and netball . The Yass Golf Club with an 18-hole course (par 68) has existed since 1903.
climate
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Yass
