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Wagga Wagga

Australia and New Zealand

Wagga Wagga is a major regional city on the Murrumbidgee River in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, roughly midway between Sydney and Melbourne. It is the ninth largest inland city in Australia and an agricultural, military and transport hub, with an urban population of 57,003 at the 2021 census; the Wiradjuri people are its original inhabitants, and the town was surveyed in 1849, incorporated as a municipality in 1870 and proclaimed a city in 1946.

Facts
Population
49,686 1
Founding Year
1829 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
147 1
Latitude
35.119444 degrees south 1
Longitude
147.366667 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Wagga Wagga (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1829-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 49,686 (2021)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -35.119444, longitude 147.366667
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 147 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 49686 (2021)
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Wikidata: Wagga Wagga
Wikidata Q459600, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Wagga Wagga (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Australia and New Zealand (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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