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.
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. It is 462
kilometres (287 mi) from the state capital Sydney
and 326 kilometres (203 mi) from the Victorian
capital Melbourne.