Forbes

Forbes is a town in the Central West region of , , located on the Newell Highway between and West Wyalong. According to the 2021 census, Forbes has a population of 9,319.
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  • Type: Town with 6,840 residents
  • Description: town in New South Wales, Australia
  • Also known as: Forbes, New South Wales” and “Forbes, New South Wales, Australia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Forbes Post Office and Forbes Cemetery.

Post office
is a heritage-listed post office at 118 Lachlan Street, Forbes, in the region of , Australia. It was designed by the New South Wales Colonial Architect's Office under James Barnet and built from 1879 to 1881 by P.

Forbes

Latitude
-33.3843° or 33° 23′ 3″ south
Longitude
148.0097° or 148° 0′ 35″ east
Population
6,840
Elevation
243 metres (797 feet)
IATA airport code
FRB
United Nations Location Code
AU FRB
Open location code
4RRCJ285+7V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 230571223
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2166368
Wiki­data ID
Q2107368
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Forbes” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: فوربس
  • Asturian: Forbes
  • Basque: Forbes (Hegoaldeko Gales Berria)
  • Basque: Forbes
  • Cebuano: Forbes
  • Chinese: 新南威尔士福布斯地区
  • Chinese: 福布斯 (新南威爾士州)
  • Dutch: Forbes
  • Egyptian Arabic: فوربس
  • French: Forbes
  • German: Forbes
  • Italian: Forbes
  • Japanese: フォーブズ
  • Persian: فوربز، نیو ساوت ولز
  • Polish: Forbes (Australia)
  • Polish: Forbes
  • Portuguese: Forbes
  • Russian: Форбс
  • Spanish: Forbes, Nueva Gales del Sur
  • Spanish: Forbes
  • Swedish: Forbes, New South Wales
  • Swedish: Forbes
  • Vietnamese: Forbes, New South Wales
  • Vietnamese: Forbes

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