Bogangar

Bogangar
New South Wales
Bogangar; New South Wales
	Bogangar
Coordinates	28°19′54″S 153°33′35″E / 28.3318°S 153.5596°E
Population	3,060 (2016 census)
LGA(s)	Tweed Shire
State electorate(s)	Electoral district of Tweed
Federal division(s)	Division of Richmond

Bogangar is a town in the Tweed Shire located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, and includes Cudgen Lake, Norries Headland and the locality of Cabarita Beach on the east.^[2] Locally, the names Bogangar and Cabarita Beach are interchangeable,^[3] with more residents choosing to use the latter. In the 2016 Census, Bogangar had a population of 3,060.^[1]

Bogangar takes its name from the Bandjalang-Yugambeh dialect chain word `bobingah' meaning a highland.^[4]

History

The word Bogangar is of Aboriginal origin and literally means "a place of many pippies" and tiny molluscs were once encountered along the shorelines of the Pacific.

Bogangar Public School was opened on 16 February 2004.

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