Bolwarra is a suburb in the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
Bolwarra Maitland, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°44′54″S151°33′54″E / 32.74833°S 151.56500°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 989 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 220.8/km2 (571.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2320 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 3 to 38 m (10 to 125 ft) [2] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4.48 km2 (1.7 sq mi) [3] | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Maitland | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
County | Northumberland [4] | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Maitland [4] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Maitland | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyne | ||||||||||||||
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The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people. [5]
Bolwarra was named by John Brown, a native word meaning 'a flash of light', in 1822. P22. (`Dawn in the Valley` by WA Woods). [6]
Hunter Valley Buses operates one bus route through Bolwarra:
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