Bywong Explained

Type:suburb
Bywong
State:nsw
Coordinates:-35.1658°N 149.3339°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New South Wales
Lga:Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Lga2:Yass Valley Council
Postcode:2621
Pop:1,342
County:Murray
Parish:Bywong
Stategov:Monaro
Fedgov:Eden-Monaro
Dist1:24
Dir1:NE
Location1:Canberra
Near-Nw:Gundaroo
Near-N:Gundaroo
Near-Ne:Lake George
Near-W:Sutton
Near-E:Lake George
Near-Sw:Sutton
Near-S:Wamboin
Near-Se:Bungendore

Bywong is a rural residential area in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council LGA. It is approximately 24 kilometres north-east of the Australian city of Canberra on the Federal Highway. It is also traversed by Macs Reef Road, Shingle Hill Way and Bungendore Road, the last two roads connecting Gundaroo and Bungendore. Its name is derived from an aboriginal word for "big hill".[1] At the, it had a population of 1,342. It had a public school from 1895 to 1906.[2] It has a community association called Bywong Community Inc.[3] Its local Pony Club is called Gearys Gap Pony Club, which meets at the Les Reardon Reserve, Bywong.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bywong. OpenStreetMap. 29 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Bywong Public School in the School history database search. New South Wales Department of Education. 25 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Home. Bywong Community Association. 28 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Gearys Gap Pony Club. ggpc. 28 March 2023.