Tocumwal is a town in the southern Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia in the Berrigan Shire Local Government Area, near the Victorian border. The town is situated on the banks of the Murray River, 270 kilometres (170 mi) north of the city of Melbourne. The Newell Highway, part of the main road route between Brisbane and Melbourne commences at Tocumwal. At the 2006 census, Tocumwal had a population of 1,860 people.

The town is said to be named for the local Aboriginal word for “deep hole in the river”
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