Mathoura
| Mathoura New South Wales | |||||||||
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Pastoral Hotel, with the Soldiers Memorial Garden and the Tattersalls Club Hotel in the background | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°49′0″S 144°54′0″E / 35.81667°S 144.90000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 938 (2016 census) | ||||||||
| Established | 1860 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2710 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Murray River Council | ||||||||
| County | Cadell | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||
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Mathoura /məˈθaʊərə/ is a small town in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia, in the Murray River Council local government area. At the 2016 census, Mathoura had a population of 938. At the 2021 census the population was 1,002.
The town's name may be derived from a Yorta Yorta word for 'windy'. (There is also a city called Mathura in India.)
Traditional Yorta Yorta lands lie on both sides of the Murray River roughly from Cohuna to Albury / Wodonga. They include towns such as Echuca, Shepparton, Benalla, Corowa and Wangaratta and extend northwards to just south of Deniliquin.