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Adelaide

Adelaide
South Australia
Adelaide's updated montage.jpg
From top to bottom, left to right: Central Adelaide from Mount Lofty, the UniSA Building on North Terrace, St Peter's Cathedral, the beachside suburb of Glenelg, a rotunda in Elder Park, and Victoria Square illuminated in the evening
Adelaide is located in Australia
Adelaide
Adelaide
Coordinates 34°55′44.4″S 138°36′3.6″E / 34.929000°S 138.601000°E / -34.929000; 138.601000Coordinates: 34°55′44.4″S 138°36′3.6″E / 34.929000°S 138.601000°E / -34.929000; 138.601000
Population 1,316,779 (2015) (5th)
 • Density 404.205/km2 (1,046.886/sq mi) (2011)
Established 28 December 1836 (1836-12-28)
Area 3,257.7 km2 (1,257.8 sq mi)
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
22.4 °C
72 °F
12.3 °C
54 °F
543.9 mm
21.4 in
Significant overseas born populations
Country of birth Population (2011)
 United Kingdom 92,174
 Italy 21,068
 India 18,434
 China 17,118
 Vietnam 13,167

Adelaide (Listeni/ˈædəld/ AD-ə-layd) is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city of Australia. In June 2014, Adelaide had an estimated resident population of 1.31 million. South Australia, with a total of 1.7 million inhabitants, has the most centralised population of any state in Australia, with more than 75 percent of its people living in greater Adelaide, while the other population centres in the state are relatively small.

The demonym "Adelaidean" is used in reference to the city and its residents. Adelaide is north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, on the Adelaide Plains between the Gulf St Vincent and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges which surround the city. Adelaide stretches 20 km (12 mi) from the coast to the foothills, and 94 to 104 km (58 to 65 mi) from Gawler at its northern extent to Sellicks Beach in the south.


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