Tamworth is located in New England (New England Region), northeast of New South Wales, about 400 kilometers from the capital of New South Wales and 570 kilometers from the capital Brisbane Queensland.
The Tamworth country music festival is held in late January, Australia's "country music capital ", and the golden guitar (The Big Golden Guitar) standing in front of the Tamworth visitor center (The Big Gold Guitar Tourist Centre) is 12 meters high. It is the most famous symbol of the Tamworth.
Notably, Tamworth sister city of Gore (Gore), located in New Zealand (New Zealand), is also famous for country music, known as New Zealand's "country music capital ", and also has a big guitar.