Orana, New South Wales

Orana is a region in central northern New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of 120,000 people, and is the largest region in New South Wales with an area of 199,078 square kilometers, approximately 25% of the state [http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/regions.asp?cid=233 Orana Region - New South Wales largest region] website of New South Wales Department of State and Regional Development, accessed November 11, 2006] . The major localities are Dubbo, Cobar and Mudgee .

The Orana region encompasses twelve Local Government Areas which are Dubbo, Bourke, Cobar, Bogan, Walgett, Brewarrina, Warrumbungle, Wellington, Narromine, Warren, Gilgandra and Coonamble [http://www.dubbo.com.au/dcol/services/bec.asp Orana Region Business Enterprise Centre] Dubbo City Online website, accessed November 11, 2006] [ [http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_regions.asp?region=region&regiontype=3 Map of LGA's] department of local government website, accessed November 11, 2006. The LGA boundaries shown on this map correlate with the map of the region on the Dubbo City Online website. Mergers have done away with "Mudgee Shire" (which is now considered a part of Central West Region), and "Coolah" and "Coonabarabran" shires are now merged into Warrumbungle Shire Council]

Economy

Agriculture is the predominate industry in the Orana region, with 86% of the area under agricultural landuse [http://www.ordb.com.au/downloads/orana_in_focus/Overview.pdf Regional Overview] ORANA Development & Employment Council (ODEC), accessed on the [http://www.ordb.com.au/index.html Orana Regional Development Board] website November 12, 2006] . This land makes up 27% of the total agricultural land in New South Wales . The output equals approximately $658 million or 11.7% of the states agricultural production . Agriculture makes up over 20 percent of the workforce .

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