Coonong, New South Wales

Coonong New South Wales
Coonong
Coordinates	30°32′0″S 145°07′0″E
Postcode(s)	2840
Elevation	100 m (328 ft)
LGA(s)	Bourke Shire
State electorate(s)	Barwon
Federal division(s)	Parkes

Coonong, New South Wales is a rural locality and civil parish of County of Landsborough^[1] located to the west of the town of Louth, New South Wales. The parish is in Bourke Shire.

History

The traditional owners of the area are the Paruntiji,^[2] meaning people belonging to the Paroo. Aboriginal people are known to have lived along the Paroo for at least 14,000 years (Robins, 1999).^{[citation needed]}

The Burke and Wills expedition were the first Europeans to the area, passing a few miles to the west.

Climate

The climate is semi-arid, featuring low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter. ^[3] The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert).^[4]

References

1. County of Landsborough, Western Division, .
2. Studies, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (10 January 2021). "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au.
3. BOM.
4. 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)