Dungowan, New South Wales Explained

Type:	Town
Dungowan
State:	NSW
Lga:	Tamworth Regional Council
Postcode:	2340
Pop:	366
Coordinates:	-31.215°N 151.1178°W
Stategov:	Tamworth
Fedgov:	New England
Dist1:	411
Dir1:	N
Location1:	Sydney
Dist2:	23
Dir2:	SE
Location2:	Tamworth

Dungowan is a village in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located southeast of Tamworth. At the 2021 census, Dungowan had a population of 366.

History

Dungowan was first gazetted on 10 May 1974.^[1]

Notable people

Politician Peter Draper has resided in Dungowan since 1984.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dungowan. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. 3 July 2017.
2. Web site: About Peter . PeterDraper.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20060819013120/http://www.peterdraper.com.au/about.html . 19 August 2006.
3. Mr Peter Ross Draper (1958-) . 2177 . Yes . 21 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190401031448/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/Pages/former-member-details.aspx?pk=2177. 1 April 2019. live.