What is Central West (New South Wales)?
'''The Central West''' is a region of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The region is west of the [[Blue Mountains (New South Wales)|Blue Mountains]], which are west of Sydney. It has an area of 63,262 square kilometres (24,426 square miles). Major towns and cities in the Central West include the cities of [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]] and [[Orange, New South Wales|Orange]]; and the large towns of [[Cowra]] and [[Parkes, New South Wales|Parkes]]. Bathurst and Orange have campuses of [[Charles Sturt University]], the only local provider of higher education for the region. [[Category:Regions of New South Wales]] {{geo-stub}}