Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga is a small city on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales, Australia. The name Wagga Wagga is a Wiradjuri Indigenous Australian word. Wagga Wagga means place of many dances and celebrations.[2]
| Wagga Wagga New South Wales | |||||||||
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 Looking down Baylis Street | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°7′8″S 147°22′8″E / 35.11889°S 147.36889°ECoordinates: 35°7′8″S 147°22′8″E / 35.11889°S 147.36889°E | ||||||||
| Population | 54,411 (2016 census)[1] (26th) | ||||||||
| Established | 1829 (explored) 1847 (village) 1849 (surveyed) 1849 (town) 1870 (municipality) 1946 (city) | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2650 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 147 m (482 ft) | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Wagga Wagga | ||||||||
| County | Wynyard & Clarendon | ||||||||
| Parish | South Wagga Wagga | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Wagga Wagga | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||
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Wagga Wagga has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification).
Wagga Wagga has passenger trains to and from Sydney.[3]
Wagga Wagga Media
- Aerial view of Ashmont Reserve and Moorong.jpg
An aerial view of Ashmont Reserve and Moorong along the Murrumbidgee River, on the outskirts of the city
- Wagga Wagga map 1897.jpg
Wagga Wagga in 1897
- Capture of Captain Moonlite and his gang.jpg
The capture of Captain Moonlite
- WaggaWaggaBridgeOverMurrumbidgee.jpg
- Proposed Federal Capital site in Wagga.jpg
Federal parliamentarians visiting a proposed site for the Federal Capital of Australia in Wagga Wagga
- Morrow Street Fire Station.jpg
Wagga Wagga Fire Station (C. 1903) on Morrow Street in 1912
- QueenElizabeth InspectingSheep WaggaWagga 1954.jpg
Queen Elizabeth II being shown sheep at the Wagga Wagga show, 1954
- Welcome to Wagga Wagga sign (YSWG).jpg
The Wagga Wagga City Council logo features a crow and river, and it can be seen on this sign
The Wagga Wagga Base Hospital is the primary medical care provider for the wider population of the Riverina region
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wagga Wagga". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ↑ "Wagga drops 'crow' meaning for 'place of many dances and celebrations'". www.abc.net.au. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ↑ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "Wagga Wagga Station". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
Other websites
Media related to Wagga Wagga at Wikimedia Commons
16x16px Wagga Wagga travel guide from Wikivoyage
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