Bathurst, New South Wales
| Bathurst New South Wales | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°25′12″S 149°34′40″E / 33.42000°S 149.57778°E | ||||||||
| Population | 35,020 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1814 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2795 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 650 m (2,133 ft) | ||||||||
| Location | 203 km (126 mi) NW of Sydney | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bathurst | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||
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Bathurst is a city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is about 200km west of Sydney. Bathurst has a campus of Charles Sturt University[2] and a cathedral.
Bathurst is famous for Mount Panorama racetrack. Every year the Bathurst 1000 motor race happens over Easter. The race is a 1000 km event. The racetrack is 6.213km. It usually takes drivers about 7 hours to complete the race.
Bathurst has passenger trains to and from Sydney.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bathurst". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ↑ "Charles Sturt University in Bathurst". csu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "Bathurst Station". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
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