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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| 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
An aerial view of Ashmont Reserve and Moorong along the Murrumbidgee River, on the outskirts of the city
Wagga Wagga in 1897
The capture of Captain Moonlite
Federal parliamentarians visiting a proposed site for the Federal Capital of Australia in Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga Fire Station (C. 1903) on Morrow Street in 1912
Queen Elizabeth II being shown sheep at the Wagga Wagga show, 1954
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
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References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics. Wagga Wagga. 2016 Census QuickStats (27 June 2017). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ↑ Wagga drops 'crow' meaning for 'place of many dances and celebrations' (in en-AU). www.abc.net.au (2019-08-27). Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ↑ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. Wagga Wagga Station (in en). transportnsw.info. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
Other websites
Media related to Wagga Wagga at Wikimedia Commons
Wagga Wagga travel guide from Wikivoyage
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