Sydney
capital city of New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sydney (Dharuk: Gadi or Warrang) is a city on the east coast of Australia which is the capital city of New South Wales. About five and a half million people live in Sydney which makes it the biggest city in both Australia and Oceania.
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| Coordinates | 33°51′54″S 151°12′34″E | ||||||||
| Population | 5,029,768 (2016)[1] (1st) | ||||||||
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) (2015)[2] | ||||||||
| Established | January 26 1788 | ||||||||
| Area | 12,367.7 km2 (4,775.2 sq mi)(GCCSA)[3] | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | various (31) | ||||||||
| County | Cumberland[4] | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | various (49) | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | various (24) | ||||||||
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| Footnotes | Coordinates:[6] | ||||||||
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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. The country is home to more than 200 spoken languages with a large population of overseas-born residents.[7] The first people to occupy the area were Australian Aboriginals.[8]