Maitland

Postcode: 2320

Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council. It is on the Hunter River approximately 200 km by road north of Sydney and 30 km north-west of Newcastle. It is on the New England Highway about 15 km from its start at the Pacific Highway. Central Maitland has two stations, Maitland station (opened in 1880) and High Street station (the original Maitland station opened in 1857 with the Newcastle-Maitland line),on CityRail's Hunter line.

Maitland is sometimes called the largest inland city in New South Wales, though Wagga Wagga also claims this title due to Maitland being only 25 km from the coast and a satellite of the Newcastle Metropolitan Area.

It has an approximate 62,596 inhabitants, spread over an area of 396km², although the main built up area predominantly forms a strip between the suburbs of Rutherford and Metford respectively.

Hunter Valley Steamfest is an annual festival celebrating the history of steam power. It was established in 2005 in response to the temporary closure of the extensive South Maitland Railway Line/network to Cessnock.

The Morpeth Jazz Festival is an annual music festival held at the popular historic riverside port of Morpeth. It is a celebration of music, wine and food.

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