Albury

Albury New South Wales
The city of Albury as seen from Monument Hill
Albury
Coordinates	36°04′50″S 146°54′57″E / 36.08056°S 146.91583°E / -36.08056; 146.91583Coordinates: 36°04′50″S 146°54′57″E / 36.08056°S 146.91583°E / -36.08056; 146.91583
Population	51,082
Established	1839 1946 (city)
Postcode(s)	2640
Elevation	165.0 m (541 ft)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	554 km (344 mi) from Sydney 326 km (203 mi) from Melbourne 341 km (212 mi) from Canberra 128 km (80 mi) from Wagga Wagga 7.7 km (5 mi) from Wodonga
LGA(s)	City of Albury
County	Goulburn
State electorate(s)	Albury
Federal Division(s)	Farrer
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 22.1 °C 72 °F 8.7 °C 48 °F 701.3 mm 27.6 in

Albury /ˈɔːlbəri/ is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. It is the seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name the City of Albury.

Albury has an urban population of 51,082 and is separated from its twin city in Victoria, Wodonga by the Murray River Together, the two cities form an urban area with an estimated population of 89,213.< It is 554 kilometres (344 mi) from the state capital Sydney and 326 kilometres (203 mi) from the Victorian capital Melbourne.

Said to be named after a village in England, Albury developed as a major transport link between New South Wales and Victoria and was proclaimed a city in 1946.

The explorers Hume and Hovell arrived at what their maps called 'Crossing Point', but is now known as the Murray River at Albury, on 16 November 1824. They named the river the Hume River, after Hume's father, and the next day inscribed a tree by the river bank before continuing their journey south to Westernport in Victoria. In 1830, explorer Captain Charles Sturt discovered the Hume River downstream at its junction with the Murrumbidgee River. Not realising it was the same river, he named it the Murray River. Both names persisted for some time, Hume falling into disuse eventually in favour of Murray. The aboriginal name for the river was Millewa. A crossing place for the Murray became popular close to where Hovell inscribed the tree. In summer it was usually possible to cross the river by foot.