Canberra Australie Caipital Territory | |||||||||
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![]() Clockwise: Parliament Hoose, Australie War Memorial, view o the ceety alang the parliamentary axis, Black Muntain Touer, Naitional Library o Australie, an Australie Naitional Varsity | |||||||||
Coordinates | 35°18′29″S 149°07′28″E / 35.30806°S 149.12444°E | ||||||||
Population | 367,752 (31 Julie 2012)[1] (8t) | ||||||||
• Density | 428.6/km2 (1,110/sq mi) | ||||||||
Established | 12 March 1913 | ||||||||
Aurie | 814.2 km2 (314.4 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
• Simmer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||
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Canberra (/ˈkænbᵊrə/ or /ˈkænbɛrə/)[3] is the caipital ceety o Australia. Wi a population o 367,000, it is Australie's lairgest inland ceety an the aicht-lairgest ceety oweraw. The ceety is locatit at the northren end o the Australian Caipital Territory (ACT), 280 km (170 mi) sooth-wast o Sydney, an 660 km (410 mi) north-east o Melbourne. A resident o Canberra is kent as a "Canberran".