Bogangar

Bogangar (/boʊɡæŋɡər/) 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 2021 Census, Bogangar had a population of 3,313.^[4]

Bogangar New South Wales
Bogangar
Coordinates	28.3318°S 153.5596°E / -28.3318; 153.5596
Population	3,313 (SAL 2021)[1]
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Location	119 km (74 mi) SSE of Brisbane 21 km (13 mi) S of Tweed Heads 48 km (30 mi) N of Byron Bay 811 km (504 mi) N of Sydney
LGA(s)	Tweed Shire
State electorate(s)	Electoral district of Tweed
Federal division(s)	Division of Richmond
Suburbs around Bogangar: Kings Forest Cabarita Beach Pacific Ocean Tanglewood Bogangar Pacific Ocean Round Mountain Hastings Point Pacific Ocean

History

The namesake for Bogangar is uncertain, though several suggestions have been put forward. One interpretation is that it takes its origin from an Aboriginal term meaning literally "a place of many pippies".^[5] Another interpretation is that it takes its name from the Bandjalang-Yugambeh dialect chain word `bobingah' meaning a highland.^[6] It has also been suggested that it is from a Bandjalang-Yugambeh word for 'grass trees along a ridge', perhaps in reference to the promontory presently known as Norries Headland.^[5]

Bogangar Public School was opened on 16 February 2004.

See also

• Cabarita Beach, New South Wales
• Northern Rivers