Yenda
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 Yenda Hotel and Restaurant |
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 Yenda
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| Population: | 1,064[1] | ||||||
| Postcode: | 2681 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 34°15′0″S 146°10′15″E / 34.25°S 146.17083°ECoordinates: 34°15′0″S 146°10′15″E / 34.25°S 146.17083°E | ||||||
| Elevation: | 129 m (423 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA: | City of Griffith | ||||||
| County: | Cooper | ||||||
| State electorate: | Murrumbidgee | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Riverina | ||||||
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Yenda is a town in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Griffith, 45 kilometres (28 mi) of Narrandera, and 550 kilometres (340 mi) west of Sydney in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area of southern New South Wales. At the 2006 census, Yenda had a population of 1,064.[1]
The area forming part of Yenda is well covered by vineyards, which produce close to 70% of the wine for New South Wales. Rice paddies fed by the irrigation system also frequent the area as do stone and citrus fruit orchards, market gardens producing vegetables, and poultry farms.
Nearby is the 8,360-hectare (20,700-acre) Cocoparra National Park, containing waterfalls, gorges and bush walks and providing a home to over 150 species of birds.
The Yenda railway station, opened in 1916,[2] lies on the Temora- Roto railway line and is now closed. Yenda Post Office opened somewhat later on 1 July 1919. [3]
[edit] Gallery
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The Memorial Park at Yenda, with the IGA supermarket in the background.
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McWilliam's Wines
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St Therese's Roman Catholic church
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Yenda (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL187400&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
- ^ "Yenda railway station". www.nswrail.net. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Yenda&line=NSW:temora_roto:0. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country=. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
[edit] External links
Media related to Yenda, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons
| Preceding station | NSW Branch lines | Following station | ||
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towards Roto
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Temora-Roto Line |
towards Temora
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