Sydney
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Summary
Sydney is a city[1]. Sydney ranks in the top 0.054% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34,570 views/month, #3 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New South Wales[4]
- Country: Australia[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Parramatta River[6]
- Continent: Australian continent[7]
- Instance of: metropolis[8], big city[9], largest city[10], provincial capital[11], global city[12], financial center[13]
- Official language: Australian English[14]
- Named after: Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney[15]
- Twinned administrative body: San Francisco[16], Hakkâri[17], Nagoya[18], Wellington City[19], Guangzhou[20], Florence[21], Portsmouth[22], Milan[23], Islamabad[24], Dili[25], New Delhi[26], Manila[27], Mexico City[28], Seoul[29]
- Postal code: 2000[30]
- Commons category: Sydney[31]
- Local dialing code: 0272[32], 0273[33], 0274[34], 0276[35], 0277[36], 0279[37], 0280[38], 0282[39], 0283[40], 0285[41], 0288[42], 0290[43], 0291[44], 0292[45]
- Inception: January 26, 1788[46]
- Coordinate location: -33.867777777777775, 151.21[47]
- Significant event: 2000 Summer Olympics[48]
- Official website: https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/[49], https://www.australia.com/en-us/places/sydney-and-surrounds/guide-to-sydney.html[50]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sydney[51]
- Commons gallery: Sydney[52]
- Population: 4,840,600[53], 500,000[54], 39,000[55]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Sydney include Sydney Airport[56], an international airport[57], in Australia[58]; Sydney Swans[59], an Australian rules football club[60], in Australia[61], founded in 1874[62]; HMAS Sydney[63], a light cruiser[64], in Australia[65]; Sydney Motorsport Park[66], a motorsport racing track[67], in Australia[68], founded in 1989[69]; and Sydney[70], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[71], in Australia[72], founded in 1969[73].
Why It Matters
Sydney has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[74] Sydney is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[75]
Entities named for Sydney include Sydney Airport[56], an international airport[57], in Australia[58]; Sydney Swans[59], an Australian rules football club[60], in Australia[61], founded in 1874[62]; HMAS Sydney[63], a light cruiser[64], in Australia[65]; Sydney Motorsport Park[66], a motorsport racing track[67], in Australia[68], founded in 1989[69]; and Sydney[70], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[71], in Australia[72], founded in 1969[73].