PARKES

New South Wales · AUSTRALIA (AU) · 33.14°S / 148.18°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,153,778

Parkes is a city in Australia with a population of 9,832. It sits at -33.14/148.18, runs on Australia/Sydney, is 31 km from Forbes.

Population 9,832

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Australia/Sydney

All facts

fields

Country: Australia
Subdivision: New South Wales
Coords: 33.14°S / 148.18°E
UTC offset: +11
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 5 · within 50 km

SW Forbes New South Wales 8,481 31.6 km

SE Eugowra New South Wales 731 37.0 km

N Peak Hill New South Wales 768 45.9 km

E Manildra New South Wales 749 48.1 km

NW Trundle New South Wales 654 49.4 km

Air access

nearby

PKE

Parkes Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FRB

Forbes Airport

Medium airport

33.7 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Parkes?: 9,832 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Parkes in?: Australia/Sydney.
Which country is Parkes in?: Australia (AU).
Which airport serves Parkes?: Parkes Airport (PKE).
How far is Parkes from Canberra?: About 254 km.
Does Parkes have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Australia?: English.
What currency is used in Australia?: Australian Dollar.
How many cities are in Australia?: 4,899 on record.
Which admin region is Parkes in?: New South Wales.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2153778

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2153778,
    "name": "Parkes",
    "ascii_name": "Parkes",
    "country_code": "AU",
    "population": 9832,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Australia/Sydney",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -33.1372,
    "longitude": 148.1759
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.2x the population of Forbes.
31 km from Forbes.
Same timezone (Australia/Sydney) as 1,630 other cities in Australia.