Deniliquin
Deniliquin | |
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Deniliquin town centre | |
Deniliquin | |
| Coordinates: 35°31′47″S 144°57′25″E / 35.5297°S 144.9569°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Location | |
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| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 93.0 m (305.1 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,431 (UCL 2021) |
| Postcode | 2710 |
| County | Townsend |
| Mean max temp | 23.6 °C (74.5 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 9.5 °C (49.1 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 405.7 mm (15.97 in) |
Deniliquin (/dəˈnɪlɪkwɪn/) is a town in the western Riverina region of south-western New South Wales, Australia, close to the border with Victoria. It is the largest town in the Edward River Council local government area.
Deniliquin is located at the intersection of the Riverina and Cobb Highway approximately 725 kilometres (450 mi) south west of the state capital, Sydney and 285 kilometres (177 mi) due north of Melbourne. The town is divided in two parts by the Edward River, an anabranch of the Murray River, with the main business district located on the south bank.
The town services a productive agricultural district with prominent dairy, rice, wool and timber industries. At the 2021 census, the population of Deniliquin was 6,431.