Parish of Torrens

Torrens Parish
New South Wales
Torrens Parish is located in New South Wales
Torrens Parish
Torrens Parish
Coordinates29°25′59″S 142°00′29″E / 29.43306°S 142.00806°E / -29.43306; 142.00806
Postcode(s)2880
Elevation183 m (600 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Unincorporated Far West Region[1]
CountyTongowoko
State electorate(s)Barwon
Federal division(s)Parkes[2]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
27.4 °C
81 °F		 13.9 °C
57 °F		 230.5 mm
9.1 in

Torrens Parish, New South Wales located at 29°14′00″S 142°09′27″E is a rural locality in and a cadastral parish of Tongowoko County, two kilometers north east from the town of Tibooburra, New South Wales.[3] The parish is north east of Tibooburra,[4] within the Sturt National Park.[5]

Geography

The geography is typical of the flat, arid landscape of the Channel Country. The Geography, of the parish is mostly the flat, arid landscape of the Channel Country. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert).[6] The parish is barely inhabited with a population density of less than 1 person per 150 km2 and the landscape is a flat arid scrubland.[citation needed]

The Parish is on the traditional Lands of the Yarli people, and is named for the Torrens Creek Run, a pastoral station between the town of Tibooburra, New South Wales and Mount Wood Station.[citation needed]

The path of totality for the solar eclipse in November 2030 and October 2042 will pass over the parish.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Tibooburra has a "village council".
  2. ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Parkes (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Tongowoko". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Map of the County of Tongowoko: Western Division, Land District of Willyama.
  5. ^ Sturt National Park .
  6. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)


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