Sydney
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Sydney is the lairgest an maist populous ceety in Australie an the state caipital o New Sooth Wales. Sydney is locatit on Australie's sooth-east coast o the Tasman Sea. Inhabitants o Sydney are cried Sydneysiders, comprisin a cosmopolitan an internaitional population o fowk frae numerous places aroond the warld.
Sydney New Sooth Wales | |||||||||
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Sydney Harbour (landmarks include Sydney Tower, Fort Denison, The Domain, Sydney Opera House an Sydney Harbour Bridge) | |||||||||
Map o the Sydney metropolitan aurie | |||||||||
Coordinates | 33°51′54″S 151°12′34″E | ||||||||
Population | 5,005,400 (2016)[1] (1st) | ||||||||
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) (2015)[2] | ||||||||
Established | 26 Januar 1788 | ||||||||
Aurie | 12,367.7 km2 (4,775.2 sq mi)(GCCSA)[3] | ||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
• Simmer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||
Location | |||||||||
LGA(s) | various (31) | ||||||||
Coonty | Cumberland | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | various (49) | ||||||||
Federal Diveesion(s) | various (24) | ||||||||
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Fitnotes | Coordinates:[5] |
The steid o the first Breetish colony in Australie, Sydney wis established in 1788 at Sydney Cove bi Arthur Phillip, commodore o the First Fleet as a penal colony. The ceety is biggit on hills surroondin Port Jackson which is commonly kent as Sydney Harbour, whaur the iconic Sydney Opera Hoose an the Harbour Bridge featur prominently. The hinterland o the metropolitan aurie is surroondit bi naitional pairks, an the coastal regions feature mony bays, rivers, inlets an beaches includin the famous Bondi Beach. Athin the ceety are mony notable pairks, includin Hyde Park an the Royal Botanic Gardens.