Bowral
| Bowral New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Aerial view of Bowral | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°28′45″S 150°25′5″E / 34.47917°S 150.41806°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 10,764 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1861 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2576 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 690 m (2,264 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Wingecarribee Shire | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Highlands | ||||||||||||||
| County | Camden | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Mittagong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Wollondilly | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Whitlam | ||||||||||||||
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Bowral (/ˈbaʊrəl/) is the largest town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia. It is 132 kilometres (82 mi) south-west of Sydney and 169 kilometres (105 mi) north-east of Canberra. It is the main business and entertainment precinct of the Wingecarribee Shire and the Southern Highlands.
Bowral once served as a rural summer retreat for the gentry of Sydney, resulting in the establishment of a number of estates and manor houses in the district. Bowral is often associated with the cricketer Sir Donald Bradman.
Bowral is close to several other historic towns, being 5 kilometres (3 mi) from Mittagong, 9 kilometres (6 mi) from both Moss Vale and Berrima. The suburb of East Bowral and the village of Burradoo are nearby.