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.jpg) Looking over Farms at the edge ofDubbo | |||||||||||||
  Orana | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:31°20′S148°10′E / 31.333°S 148.167°E /-31.333; 148.167 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 192,581 km2 (74,356 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 122,897 (2021) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.638157/km2 (1.652820/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT | ||||||||||||
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Orana is a vast region in north-centralNew South Wales, Australia. As of June 2015[update] it had an estimated population of 113,824 people.[1] It has an area of 198,561 square kilometres (76,665 sq mi)[1] and is the largest region in New South Wales, comprising approximately 25% of that state. The major localities includeDubbo andCobar.[2][3][4] This region corresponds approximately with theAustralian Bureau of Statistics' North Western Statistical Division.
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The term 'Orana' is said to mean "welcome" in an Aboriginal language, perhaps that of the localWiradjuri group.[5] Orana was popularised as an Australian Aboriginal word in thecarolOrana to Christmas Day, released in 1948, though its true origins are obscure. LinguistDavid Nash suggests that Orana's true origin may be aPolynesian language, noting thatKia orāna is a common greeting onRarotonga, the largest of theCook Islands andIa Orana inTahitian means "hello". He says the word was first ascribed as Aboriginal in the 1920s and specifically Wiradjuri only from the 1970s, and does not fit the usual form of Wiradjuri words.[6]
Agriculture is the predominant industry in the Orana region, with 86% of the area under agricultural land use.[7] This land makes up 27% of the total agricultural land in New South Wales.[7] The output equals approximatelyA$658 million or 11.7% of the state's agricultural production.[7] Agriculture industry jobs provide over 20 percent of the employment in the region.[7] Wine made from the small number of vineyards in the Orana region may be labelled asWestern Plains.
Orana travel guide from Wikivoyage