Wagga Wagga is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 57,003 as of 2021, Wagga Wagga is the state's largest inland city, and is an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia. The ninth largest inland city in Australia, Wagga Wagga is located midway between the two largest cities in Australia—Sydney and Melbourne—and is the major regional centre for the Riverina and South West Slopes regions.
An aerial view of central Wagga Wagga
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Wagga Wagga from Willans Hill.
The Riverina
is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation. This combination has allowed the Riverina to develop into one of the most productive and agriculturally diverse areas of Australia. Bordered on the south by the state of Victoria and on the east by the Great Dividing Range, the Riverina covers those areas of New South Wales in the Murray and Murrumbidgee drainage zones to their confluence in the west.
The Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga
An eagle's nest on The Old Man Plain, an extensive saltbush plain between Hay and Wanganella.
The now demolished Hampden Bridge over the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga. The new Wiradjuri Bridge is in the background.
The Old Moulamein Wharf, on the Edward River, was constructed in 1908. Moulamein prospered as an inland port until the coming of the railways in 1926.
