Matong
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Matong
| state = nsw
| image = MatongFarmersHomeHotel.JPG
| caption = The Farmers Home Hotel being rebuilt after a fire
| coordinates = {{coord|34|46|0|S|146|55|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| lga = Coolamon Shire
| postcode = 2652
| pop =
| pop_year =
| pop_footnotes =
| est =
| elevation= 192
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| county = Bourke
| stategov = Cootamundra
| fedgov = Riverina
| dist1 = 496
| dir1 = SW
| location1= Sydney
| dist2 = 492
| dir2 = NW
| location2= Melbourne
| dist3 = 70
| dir3 = NW
| location3= Wagga Wagga
| dist4 = 36
| dir4 = E
| location4= Narrandera
| dist5 = 11
| dir5 = W
| location5= Ganmain
}}
Matong {{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|t|ɒ|ŋ}} is a town in the central east part of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is {{convert|37|km|mi}} east of Narrandera and {{convert|26|km|mi}} west of Coolamon. At the 2016 census, Matong had a population of 164 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id= SSC12523 |name=Matong (State Suburb) |accessdate=18 February 2019|quick=on}}
Sport
The most popular sport in Matong is Australian rules football, as it lies on the Canola Way, a geographical pocket stretching from Grong Grong and Marrar, in which Australian football retains a strong following, despite New South Wales being a largely rugby league supporting state. The local team, Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong, plays in the Riverina Football Netball League.
Gallery
File:Matong Main Street.jpg
File:Matong Mechanics Institute Building.jpg|Mechanics Institute
File:MatongAntiqueShop.JPG|Shop
File:MatongChurch.JPG|Church Building
File:MatongFarmersHomeHotel.JPG|Hotel
File:MatongPublicSchool.JPG|Public School
File:MatongSportsgroundGates.JPG|Ovals
File:MatongUnitingChurch.JPG|Uniting Church
Notes and references
{{Commons category}}
{{reflist}}
{{Adjacent stations
|system1=State Rail Authority
|line3=Hay|left3=Grong Grong|right3=Ganmain
}}
{{Coolamon Shire}}
{{Riverina}}
{{authority control}}
Category:Towns in the Riverina