Gundagai
| Gundagai New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Sheridan Street in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°03′57″S 148°06′28″E / 35.065885°S 148.107695°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,057 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1838 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2722 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| County | Clarendon | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
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Gundagai /ˈɡʌndəɡaɪ/ is a town in New South Wales, Australia. Although a small town, Gundagai is a popular topic for writers and has become a representative icon of a typical Australian country town. Located along the Murrumbidgee River and Muniong, Honeysuckle, Kimo, Mooney Mooney, Murrumbidgee and Tumut mountain ranges, Gundagai is 390 kilometres (240 mi) south-west of Sydney. Until 2016, Gundagai was the administrative centre of Gundagai Shire local government area. In the 2021 census, the population of Gundagai was 2,057.