Echuca

Echuca Victoria
Echuca
Coordinates	36°08′0″S 144°45′0″E / 36.13333°S 144.75000°E / -36.13333; 144.75000
Population	15,056 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	107.47/km2 (278.34/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	3564
Elevation	96 m (315 ft)
Area	140.1 km2 (54.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	214 km (133 mi) N of Melbourne 91 km (57 mi) NE of Bendigo 76 km (47 mi) NW of Shepparton 3 km (2 mi) S of Moama
LGA(s)	Shire of Campaspe
County	Rodney
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

Echuca (/əˈtʃuːkə/ 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.