Merriwa is a town located in the Upper Hunter
Shire, in the far west of the Hunter region of New
South Wales, Australia.
The town is located along the Merriwa River.

Merriwa is located on the Golden Highway, 273
kilometres northwest of Sydney and about half way
between Newcastle and Dubbo. At the 2011 census,
Merriwa had a population of 1,790 people.