Cudal, New South Wales

Cudal New South Wales
Post office
Cudal
Population:	389[1]
Postcode:	2864
Coordinates:	33°17′S 148°45′E / 33.283°S 148.75°E / -33.283; 148.75Coordinates: 33°17′S 148°45′E / 33.283°S 148.75°E / -33.283; 148.75
Location:	296 km (184 mi) W of Sydney 39 km (24 mi) W of Orange 66 km (41 mi) N of Cowra
LGA:	Cabonne Shire Council
State District:	Dubbo, Orange
Federal Division:	Calare

Cudal is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. Cudal is in the Cabonne Shire Council Local Government area, 296 kilometres (184 mi) west of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2006 census, Cudal had a population of 389.^[1] The place name,Cudal, could have derived from an Aboriginal word meaning 'flat'.^[2]

Facilities and businesses within Cudal include a post office, police station, preschool, public school, airport, showground, sporting field, swimming pool, motel, caravan park, hotel, newsagency, takeaway store, local GP, Country Women's Association and three churches.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cudal (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL123800&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-01-11. 
2. ^ "Cudal". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=JPYblMKmMn. Retrieved 14 July 2009. 

External links

• About Cudal Cabonne Shire Council official website