Sydney
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Sydney
Summary
Sydney is a city[1]. Sydney ranks in the top 0.054% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,251 views/month, #3 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Sydney was a member of Creative Cities Network[3].
- Sydney is located in New South Wales[4].
- Sydney is in the country of Australia[5].
- Sydney is on the body of water Parramatta River[6].
- Sydney is on the continent of Australian continent[7].
- Sydney's instance of is recorded as city[8].
- Sydney's instance of is recorded as metropolis[9].
- Sydney's instance of is recorded as big city[10].
- Sydney's instance of is recorded as largest city[11].
- Sydney's instance of is recorded as provincial capital[12].
- Sydney's instance of is recorded as global city[13].
- Sydney's instance of is recorded as financial center[14].
- Sydney's official language is recorded as Australian English[15].
- Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney is named after Sydney[16].
- Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Francisco[17].
- Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hakkâri[18].
- Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nagoya[19].
- Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wellington City[20].
- Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guangzhou[21].
- Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Florence[22].
- Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Portsmouth[23].
- Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Milan[24].
- Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Islamabad[25].
- Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dili[26].
- Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as New Delhi[27].
Body
Geography
Sydney is in the country of Australia[5]. Sydney is located in New South Wales[4]. Sydney is on the body of water Parramatta River[6]. Sydney is on the continent of Australian continent[7].
Physical Characteristics
Population counts include {'amount': '+4840600'}[28], {'amount': '+500000'}[29], and {'amount': '+39000'}[30].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include city[8], metropolis[9], big city[10], largest city[11], provincial capital[12], and global city[13].
History and Context
January 26, 1788 marks the founding of Sydney[31]. Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney is named after Sydney[16].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Sydney include Sydney Airport[32], an international airport[33], in Australia[34]; Sydney Swans[35], an Australian rules football club[36], in Australia[37], founded in 1874[38]; HMAS Sydney[39], a light cruiser[40], in Australia[41]; Sydney Motorsport Park[42], a motorsport racing track[43], in Australia[44], founded in 1989[45]; and Sydney[46], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[47], in Australia[48], founded in 1969[49].
Why It Matters
Sydney ranks in the top 0.054% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,251 views/month, #3 of 5,534).[2] Sydney has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Sydney is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for Sydney include Sydney Airport[32], an international airport[33], in Australia[34]; Sydney Swans[35], an Australian rules football club[36], in Australia[37], founded in 1874[38]; HMAS Sydney[39], a light cruiser[40], in Australia[41]; Sydney Motorsport Park[42], a motorsport racing track[43], in Australia[44], founded in 1989[45]; and Sydney[46], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[47], in Australia[48], founded in 1969[49].