Echuca

Echuca
Victoria
Echuca is located in Shire of Campaspe
Echuca
Echuca
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Coordinates36°08′0″S 144°45′0″E / 36.13333°S 144.75000°E / -36.13333; 144.75000
Population15,056 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density107.47/km2 (278.34/sq mi)
Postcode(s)3564
Elevation96 m (315 ft)
Area140.1 km2 (54.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Campaspe
CountyRodney
State electorate(s)Murray Plains
Federal division(s)Nicholls
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
22.2 °C
72 °F
9.3 °C
49 °F
428.4 mm
16.9 in
Localities around Echuca:
Wharparilla Moama
Echuca West Echuca Echuca Village
Bamawm Strathallan Koyuga

Echuca (/əˈkə/ ə-CHOO-kə)[2] is a town on the banks of the Murray River and Campaspe River in Victoria, Australia. The border town of Moama is adjacent on the northern side of the Murray River in New South Wales. Echuca is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Shire of Campaspe. As of the 2021 census, Echuca had a population of 15,056,[1] and the population of the combined Echuca and Moama townships was 22,568.[3]

Echuca lies within traditional Yorta Yorta country. The town's name is a Yorta Yorta word meaning "meeting of the waters".[4] Echuca is close to the junction of the Goulburn, Campaspe, and Murray Rivers. Its position at the closest point of the Murray to Melbourne contributed to its development as a thriving river port city during the 19th century.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Echuca". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 November 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Echuca - Moama". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 November 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Proud past". Official website. Shire of Campaspe. Retrieved 19 April 2018.