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Mulwala

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Mulwala

Total population

2,389

Air quality index

19Good
Elevation127 m
Coordinates-35.99°, 146.00°

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City facts

Overview

Mulwala is a town in the Federation Council local government area in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. Situated on Lake Mulwala, an artificial lake formed by the damming of the Murray River, it forms a "twin town" with the larger town of Yarrawonga across the border in Victoria. At the 2021 census, Mulwala had a population of 2,557 people. The town's name is derived from an aboriginal word for 'rain'.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-35.9869
Longitude
146.0027
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
19
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
15.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
54
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.3

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
20,147
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    652
  • Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
    Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    650
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    576
  • Superb Fairywren
    Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
    539
  • Willie-wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    531
  • Maned Duck
    Chenonetta jubata (Latham, 1801) · Aves
    526
  • White-plumed Honeyeater
    Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) · Aves
    514
  • Welcome Swallow
    Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
    482

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
3.3
Largest event
2005-01-20

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Elevation
417 ft (127 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.15
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,878

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
47
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library