What is "dubbo"

Dubbo is a city in the Orana Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region, with an estimated population of 36,622 as at June 2014, and serves an estimated catchment of 130,000.

It is located at the intersection of the Mitchell, Newell and Golden highways. The nearest city, Orange, is approximately away. Dubbo is located approximately above sea level, north-west of Sydney ( by road) and is a major road and rail freight hub to other parts of New South Wales. It is linked by national highways north to Brisbane, south to Melbourne, east to Sydney and Newcastle, and west to Broken Hill and Adelaide.

Dubbo is included in the rainfall records and weather forecast region for the Central West Slopes and in the Central West Slopes and Plains division of the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts.