Parish of Buntiara

Buntiara is a Parish of Ularara County in north west New South Wales.[1] It is between Milparinka, New South Wales and Wilcannia and west of Wanaaring.

Location of the Parish
Map of Ularara County in North west New South Wales

The main economic activity of the parish is agriculture, with the Ardoo and the Salisbury Downs Station.[2] the parish is at 29°58′45″S 143°47′30″E.

History

The Parish is in the traditional lands of the Bandjigali and Karenggapa people. The Burke and Wills expedition were the first Europeans to the area.

Climate

The climate is semi-arid, featuring low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert).[3] A minimum temperature of -3.9 °C was recorded in nearby Wanaaring in July 1997.[4]

Wanaaring
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm

References
  1. "Ularara". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. / Map of the County of Ularara, Western Division, Land Districts of Bourke (New South Wales. Department of Lands).
  3. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)
  4. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_048079_All.shtml


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