Parkes, New South Wales

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Parkes, New South Wales is a regional town in central western New South Wales, Australia, known for its agricultural base and proximity to the famous Parkes Observatory radio telescope.

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instanceOf locality in New South Wales
town
airport Parkes Airport
averageAnnualRainfall about 585 mm
averageMaximumTemperature about 23 °C
averageMinimumTemperature about 9 °C
climateClassification humid subtropical climate
country Australia
distanceToCanberra about 365 km northwest
distanceToDubbo about 120 km south
distanceToSydney about 350 km west
elevation about 324 m
federalElectorate Riverina
formerName Bushmans
hasEducationalInstitutionType high school
primary schools
hasHealthFacilityType hospital
hasHeritage railway heritage
hasIndustry freight and logistics hub
grain production
livestock grazing
hasRailConnection Sydney–Broken Hill railway line
hostsEvent Parkes Elvis Festival
knownFor proximity to Parkes Observatory
localGovernmentArea Parkes Shire
locatedIn central western New South Wales
locatedInTimeZone AEDT
AEST
namedAfter Sir Henry Parkes
nearbyAttraction Parkes Observatory
nearbyTown Condobolin, New South Wales
linked to: Condobolin

Forbes, New South Wales
Peak Hill, New South Wales
ParkesElvisFestivalHeldInMonth January
population about 11000
populationYear 2021
postcode 2870
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
mining
transport and logistics
region Central West
roadConnection Condobolin Road
Forbes Road
Newell Highway
state New South Wales
stateElectorate Orange
utcOffset +10:00
utcOffsetDST +11:00

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Parkes region hasAdministrativeCentre Parkes, New South Wales
Dubbo, New South Wales electorateFederal Parkes
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City of Broken Hill electoralDivisionFederal Parkes
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Condobolin nearestRegionalCentre Parkes
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Condobolin federalElectorate Parkes
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The Dish setInLocation Parkes, New South Wales
Bourke federalElectorate Parkes
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Coonabarabran electoralDivisionFederal Parkes
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Warren federalElectorate Parkes
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Holy Family Primary School city Parkes
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Parkes Shire Council seatOfGovernment Parkes, New South Wales
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