Broken Hill is a mining city in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia, near the South Australian border, on the traditional lands of the Wilyakali people. Founded in 1883 after the discovery of the Broken Hill silver lead zinc ore deposit, it had a population of 17,456 at the 2021 census and is described as Australia's longest running mining town, gaining National Heritage listing in 2015. Known historically as the Silver City, it lies over 1,100 kilometres west of Sydney and is noted for its parks, gardens and the Living Desert Sculptures.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Longitude141.451111 degrees east 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Broken Hill (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1883-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 17,456 (2021)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -31.965, longitude 141.451111
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 315 m
P2046 (area)
area 170.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 17456 (2021)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Broken Hill - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2173911
-31.9652 141.4512 P PPL AU 02 11250 17456 317 Australia/Broken_Hill
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 317 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -31.75, 141.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -31.75, 141.25
-31.75 141.25 BWh
Broken Hill (Wikipedia)
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