Orana (New South Wales)

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Region in New South Wales, Australia

Orana
New South Wales

Looking over Farms at the edge of Dubbo

Orana

Coordinates| 31°20′S 148°10′E﻿ / ﻿31.333°S 148.167°E﻿ / -31.333; 148.167
Population| 122,897 (2021)
• Density| 0.638157/km2 (1.652820/sq mi)
Area| 192,581 km2 (74,355.9 sq mi)
Time zone| AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)| AEDT (UTC)
LGA(s)|

* Bogan Shire
* Bourke Shire
* Brewarrina Shire
* Cobar Shire
* Coonamble Shire
* Dubbo Regional Council
* Gilgandra Shire
* Narromine Shire
* Walgett Shire
* Warren Shire
* Warrumbungle Shire

State electorate(s)|

* Barwon
* Dubbo

Federal division(s)|

* Calare
* Parkes

| Localities around Orana:

Far West | North West Slopes | North West Slopes
Far West | Orana | Central West
Far West | Riverina | South West Slopes

Orana is a vast region in north-central New 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 include Dubbo and Cobar.[2][3][4] This region corresponds approximately with the Australian Bureau of Statistics' North Western Statistical Division.

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## Geography

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## Etymology

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The term 'Orana' is said to mean "welcome" in an Aboriginal language, perhaps that of the local Wiradjuri group.[5] Orana was popularised as an Australian Aboriginal word in the carol Orana to Christmas Day, released in 1948, though its true origins are obscure. Linguist David Nash suggests that Orana's true origin may be a Polynesian language, noting that Kia orāna is a common greeting on Rarotonga, the largest of the Cook Islands and Ia Orana in Tahitian 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]

## Economy

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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 approximately A$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 as Western Plains.

## See also

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* New South Wales portal

* Regions of New South Wales
* Western Plains wine zone
* Taronga Western Plains Zoo

## References

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1. ^ a b "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014-15: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2015), 2005 to 2015". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2015.
2. ^ "Orana". NSW Regions. NSW Department of Trade & Investment, Regional Infrastructure & Services. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
3. ^ Orana Region Business Enterprise Centre Dubbo City Online website, accessed 11 November 2006
4. ^ Map of LGAs department of local government website, accessed 11 November 2006. The LGA boundaries shown on this map correlate with the map of the region on the Dubbo City Online website. Mergers have done away with "Mudgee Shire" (now a part of  Central West Region), and "Coolah" and "Coonabarabran" shires have merged into Warrumbungle Shire.
5. ^ "About us". Regional Development Australia Orana. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
6. ^ Nash, David (June 2016). "Orana: an Australian welcome for a Polynesian word?". Placenames Australia. Australian National Placenames Survey: 1, 5–7. Retrieved 4 October 2021.5-7&rft.date=2016-06&rft.aulast=Nash&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/55665346/orana-an-australian-welcome-for-a-polynesian-word&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Orana+(New+South+Wales)" class="Z3988">
7. ^ a b c d Regional Overview ORANA Development & Employment Council (ODEC), accessed on the Orana Regional Development Board website 12 November 2006

## External links

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