Darwin, Northern Territory
capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia, and the surrounding area From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Darwin (Laragia: Garramilla) is the territorial capital of the Northern Territory in Australia. The city has about 147,000 people living there.[8] The city is named after Charles Darwin.[9] A member of the crew of the ship that started a port there in 1839 named it Port Darwin in honour of Darwin, who had sailed on that same ship earlier.[10]
| Darwin Garramilla Northern Territory | |||||||||
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 The Darwin skyline seen from Bayview in 2015 | |||||||||
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  Darwin Location in Australia | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 12°26′17″S 130°50′28″E | ||||||||
| Population | 139,902 (2021)[1] (17th) | ||||||||
| • Density | 44.2196/km2 (114.528/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Established | 1869 | ||||||||
| Area | 3,163.8 km2 (1,221.6 sq mi)[2] (2011 urban) | ||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Darwin, Palmerston, Litchfield | ||||||||
| County | Palmerston County | ||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Port Darwin (and 14 others) | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Solomon, Lingiari | ||||||||
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Most of Darwin has been built since 1974, when Cyclone Tracy ripped through and destroyed the city. Since then, the city has recovered. It is a very important port, because it is on the coast closest to Indonesia and the rest of Asia. Darwin also has a large military base.
Darwin also has many Indigenous Australians living in the city, about 9.7% of the people.[8] This is more than any other state capital in Australia.
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