Coonabarabran
- Local Government Area
- Warrumbungle
- Postcode
- 2357
- Population
- 3,477
- Area
- 955.69 km²
- Coordinates
- -31.3158, 149.2708
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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About Coonabarabran
Coonabarabran is a town in Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales, sitting on the divide between the Central West and North West Slopes regions. Known to locals as "Coona", it is a gateway to Warrumbungle National Park, Australia's first Dark Sky Park, and to Siding Spring Observatory, home of the Anglo-Australian Telescope, the largest optical telescope in the country. The town markets itself as the astronomy capital of Australia and is the closest town to the Pilliga Forest.