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Albury 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 45,627 people.〔 It encompasses . Albury 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 87,890 as at June 2014.〔 Estimated resident population, 30 June 2014.〕 It is from the state capital Sydney and from the Victorian capital Melbourne. Said to be named after a town in England, Albury developed as a major transport link between the colonies of New South Wales and Victoria and was proclaimed a city in 1946. ==Geography== Albury is situated above the river flats of the Murray River, in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. At the airport, Albury is above sea level.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/oar/download/review_albury.pdf )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Albury」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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