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| The Sydney Opera House and CBD at dusk |
Name of city: Sydney
Population: 4,757,083 (2013)
Established: 26 January 1788
Location: Sydney, NewSouth Wales, Australia.
Area: 12,367.7
km2
Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and
the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. It is located on Australia's
south-east coast along the Tasman Sea and surrounding one of the world's largest
natural harbours. Residents are together known as "Sydneysiders" and
constitute the most multicultural city in Australia and one of the most multicultural
cities in the world.
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| View of Sydney from Sydney Tower |
The area around Sydney has been inhabited by
indigenous Australians for tens of millennia. The first British settlers
arrived in 1788 with Captain Arthur Phillip and founded modern Sydney as at
first a penal colony. Successive colonial Governors assisted to transform the
settlement into a thriving and independent metropolis. Since convict
transportation ended in the mid 1800s the city has become a global cultural and
economic centre. The population of Sydney at the time of the 2011 census was
4.39 million. About 1.5 million of this total were born overseas and represent
a multitude of different countries from around the world. There are more than
250 different languages spoken in Sydney and about one-third of residents speak
a language other than English at home.
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View of Sydney
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