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Sydney
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Sydney

Capital city of New South Wales, Australia

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Also known as Sydney, Australia · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Sydney, New South Wales · Sydney, NSW, Australia · Sydney, NSW · Emerald City

Country
Located in
Population
Area
  • 12,144.6 km²
Elevation
  • 6 m
  • , 58 m
Founded
  • January 26, 1788
Postal code
  • 2000
Website

Overview

Over time

Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source

Population

All data

244 statements · 25% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Twinned administrative body
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Capital of
Named after
Geography of topic
Official name
  • Sydney
Native label
  • Sydney ipa transcription: /ˈsɪdni/
  • 悉尼
Located in or next to body of water
Local dialing code
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Köppen climate classification
Economy of topic
Social media followers
Demographics of topic
Member of
Demonym
Different from
Related category
Continent
Significant event
Minimum temperature record
  • 2.1°C(June 22, 1932)
Maximum temperature record
  • 45.8°C(January 18, 2013)
Category for people buried here
Present in work
Official language
Nickname
  • the Emerald City
  • the Harbour City

On other databases

134 identifiers linking Sydney across the web's reference databases