ALBURYWODONGA

urban centre comprising twin cities on opposite sides of the Murray River and the New South WalesVictoria border, Australia. By rail the region is about 398 mi (640 km) southwest of Sydney and nearly 186 mi northeast of Melbourne. In 1973 the Commonwealth and the two state governments agreed to plan and develop the growing cities through the AlburyWodonga Development Corporation. The area is a focus for agricultural, pastoral, and dairying industries. An important wholesale distributing centre and the largest stock and rail-trucking centre on the SydneyMelbourne rail line, AlburyWodonga also has steel plants, automotive and electrical parts factories, concrete and fertilizer works, printing plants, textile mills, and sawmills. Hume Reservoir is used for water sports and irrigation. Pop. (1981) 53,214.