Walgett
- Local Government Area
- Walgett
- Population
- 1,824
- Area
- 6,565.98 km²
- Coordinates
- -29.9798, 148.0562
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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About Walgett
Walgett is a town in northern New South Wales and the seat of the Walgett Shire, at the junction of the Barwon and Namoi Rivers. The name comes from a Kamilaroi word meaning the meeting place of two rivers. A former paddle-steamer port on the Darling River system, Walgett is a service centre for the surrounding wool, wheat and cotton district and the gateway to the Lightning Ridge and Grawin opal fields.