Hernani is a village that is found in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated approximately 44ÃÂ km West of Dorrigo and 106ÃÂ km South of Grafton.
Hernani covers an area of 238.9467 square kilometres.
The locality is accessible from Grafton via Armidale Road Where it ends and joins Waterfall Way. The nearest airport is located by the Coffs Harbour Airport.
Major Edward Parke, an early squatter, named the area after its resemblance of similar landscapes of Hernani in the Spanish Basque province of Commons.
The Hernani Public School serving the Surrounding location of Hernani it is a primary school established in 1897.
At the 2021 census, Hernani had a population of 117 people. At the 2016 census, Hernani recorded a population of 126 people.