What is Riverina?
{{Infobox Australian place | type = region | name = Riverina | state = nsw | image = Murrumbidgee River in Wagga Wagga.jpg | caption = The [[Murrumbidgee River]] at [[Wagga Wagga]] | map_type = nomap | coordinates = {{coord|35|S|146|E|region:AU_type:adm2nd_dim:400km|display=inline,title}} | pop = 255,881 | pop_year = 2001 | pop_footnotes = | lga = [[:Category:Local government areas of the Riverina|Various]] | stategov = [[Electoral district of Albury|Albury]] | stategov2 = [[Electoral district of Cootamundra|Cootamundra]] | stategov3 = [[Electoral district of Murray|Murray]] | stategov4 = [[Electoral district of Wagga Wagga|Wagga Wagga]] | fedgov = [[Division of Farrer|Farrer]] | fedgov2 = [[Division of Riverina|Riverina]] | near-nw = [[Far West (New South Wales)|Far West]] | near-n = [[Central West (New South Wales)|Central West]] | near-ne = [[South West Slopes]] | near-w = [[Far West (New South Wales)|Far West]] | near-e = [[South West Slopes]] | near-sw = | near-s = | near-se = ''[[Victorian Alps]]'' }} The '''Riverina''' ({{pron-en|rɪvəˈriːnə}})<ref>''Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. {{ISBN|1-876429-14-3}}</ref> is a large farming area in the south west of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It has flat plains, warm to hot climate and a large supply of water for [[irrigation]]. This has allowed the Riverina to become one of the most productive and agriculturally varied areas of Australia. With the state of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] to the south, and the mountains of the [[Great Dividing Range]] to the east, the Riverina covers those areas of New South Wales in the [[Murray River|Murray]] and [[Murrumbidgee River|Murrumbidgee]] river systems. The Riverina has been home to [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] groups for over 40,000 years. It was first settled by [[Europe]]ns in the mid-[[19th century]] as a