Urana County, New South Wales
- Urana County, New South Wales
Infobox Australian cadastral
name = Urana
state = New South Wales
caption = Location in New South Wales
near-nw = Boyd
near-n = Boyd
near-ne = Mitchell
near-e = Mitchell
near-se = Hume
near-s = Denison
near-sw = Townsend
near-w = Townsend
Urana County, New South Wales is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It contains the towns of Urana and Bidgeemia.
The name Urana is believed to be derived from a local Aboriginal word, [ [http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=SXKqwpxOKW Geographical Names Board of NSW] ] and is referenced in relation to the town of Urana, New South Wales as coming from the Aboriginal word 'airana', meaning a temporary shelter (usually consisting of a simple frame of branches covered with bark, leaves, or grass). [Jervis, James, 'The Western Riverina: A History of Its Development', "Royal Australian Historical Society Journal and Proceedings", Vol. XXXVIII 1952, pp. 242-3.]
= Parishes within this county=
A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:
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