Widgiewa, New South Wales

Widgiewa, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Widgiewa
state = nsw


caption =
lga = Urana Shire Council
postcode = 2700
pop = 56 (within 7 km radius)
est =
elevation= 112
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
county = Urana
stategov = Murray-Darling
fedgov =
dist1 = 9
location1= Morundah
dist2 = 25
location2= Bundure

Widgiewa is a small community in the central part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 9 kilometres south west from Morundah and 25 kilometres north east from Bundure. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 56 people. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/2/Widgiewa.html www.fallingrain.com Widgiewa] ]

The place name "Widgiewa" is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "What do you want?". [ [http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=SXckXtxOTR NSW Geographical Names Board] ]

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