Sydney
| Sydney New South Wales |
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 Top: Sydney Opera House; Sydney Harbour Bridge; Centre: Sydney's central business district; Centre left: Bondi Beach; Centre right: Darling Harbour; Bottom: Luna Park; Botany Bay; Old Government House |
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 Sydney
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| Population: | 4,504,469 [1] (1st) | ||||||
| • Density: | 2058/km² (5,330.2/sq mi) (2006)[2] | ||||||
| Established: | 26 January 1788 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 33°51′35.9″S 151°12′40″E / 33.859972°S 151.21111°ECoordinates: 33°51′35.9″S 151°12′40″E / 33.859972°S 151.21111°E | ||||||
| Area: | 12144.6 km² (4,689.1 sq mi) | ||||||
| Time zone:
• Summer (DST) |
AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||
| Location: | |||||||
| LGA: | various (38) | ||||||
| County: | Cumberland[3] | ||||||
| State District: | various (49) | ||||||
| Federal Division: | various (22) | ||||||
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Sydney is a city on the east coast of Australia. Sydney is the capital city of New South Wales. About four million people live in Sydney which makes it the biggest city in Australia. Sydney started in 1788, when the Captain Arthur Phillip brought the First Fleet to settle in Australia. The settlers were mostly convicts from crowded prisons in England and Ireland, with a group of soldiers to guard them.
In Sydney, there are many famous buildings: the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Sydney has a big harbour and lots of beaches. The most famous beach is Bondi Beach, some other beaches are Coogee Beach. Famous parts of the harbour are Darling Harbour and Circular Quay.
The most famous sports ground in Sydney is ANZ Stadium (which used to be called "Stadium Australia") because it was built for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Another stadium in Sydney is the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Sydney has lots of things to see and do. These include visiting Taronga Zoo (a park for animals), eating food, looking at art or watching sports (like cricket or football) or walking down George Street which has many nice shops. Sydney also has some of Australia's best shopping. Lots of people go to Sydney for the big party at New Year's Eve with fireworks over the harbour.
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Geography [change]
Climate [change]
| Climate data for Sydney | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 45.3 (113.5) |
42.1 (107.8) |
39.8 (103.6) |
33.9 (93) |
30.0 (86) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
41.8 (107.2) |
42.2 (108) |
45.3 (113.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.9 (78.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
17.8 (64) |
20.0 (68) |
22.1 (71.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
8.9 (48) |
11.1 (52) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
2.2 (36) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 101.5 (3.996) |
118.7 (4.673) |
128.9 (5.075) |
125.8 (4.953) |
121.1 (4.768) |
130.7 (5.146) |
97.3 (3.831) |
81.2 (3.197) |
69.1 (2.72) |
77.6 (3.055) |
83.1 (3.272) |
77.8 (3.063) |
1,212.8 (47.748) |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ of ANY volume) | 12.2 | 12.4 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 143.5 |
| Sunshine hours | 220.1 | 194.3 | 198.4 | 192.0 | 182.9 | 165.0 | 198.4 | 220.1 | 216.0 | 223.2 | 234.0 | 235.6 | 2,480 |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology[4] | |||||||||||||
Events [change]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sydney Australia |
- 2000 - The Summer Olympic Games took place in Sydney.
- 2007 - The APEC Summit took place in Australia.
Related pages [change]
References [change]
- ↑ "3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008-09". Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02008-09?OpenDocument. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (17 March 2008). "Explore Your City Through the 2006 Census Social Atlas Series". http://abs.gov.au/websitedbs/d3310114.nsf/4a256353001af3ed4b2562bb00121564/45b3371f4a681356ca25740e007c92bf!OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ↑ Note: Counties are seldom used in Australia except for some land valuation purposes. Most residents do not know that counties exist.
- ↑ "Sydney (Observatory Hill)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_066062_All.shtml. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
