Orana is a region in central northern New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

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. It has a population of 120,000 people, and is the largest region in New South Wales with an area of 199,078 square kilometres, approximately 25% of the state. The major localities are Dubbo, Cobar

Cobar, New South Wales

-Notable people:*Nik Kosef, former rugby league player for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, 1996 premiership player, NSW & Australia representative*Ernie Toshack, cricketer, member of Bradman's Invincibles* Jemma Heather, state representative 4 times....

 and Mudgee.

The Orana region encompasses thirteen Local Government Areas which are the City of Dubbo

City of Dubbo

Dubbo is a Local Government Area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The City is traversed by the Mitchell Highway, the Newell Highway, the Golden Highway and the Main Western railway line.The largest population centre is the city of Dubbo...

, Mid-Western Regional Council and the shires of Bourke, Cobar, Bogan, Walgett, Brewarrina, Warrumbungle, Wellington

Wellington Council

Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway....

, Narromine, Warren

Warren Shire

Warren Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell and Oxley Highways. It is a wool and cotton growing area.Warren Shire includes Warren and Nevertire....

, Gilgandra and Coonamble. This region corresponds approximately with the ABS

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North Western Statistical Division.

Economy

Agriculture is the predominant industry in the Orana region, with 86% of the area under agricultural landuse.. This land makes up 27% of the total agricultural land in New South Wales. The output equals approximately $658 million or 11.7% of the state's agricultural production. Agriculture industry jobs provide over 20 percent of the employment in the region.