Sydney

Summary

Sydney is a city^[1]. Sydney ranks in the top 0.054% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,137 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's head of government is recorded as Clover Moore^[7].
• Sydney is on the continent of Australian continent^[8].
• Sydney's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Sydney's instance of is recorded as metropolis^[10].
• Sydney's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Sydney's instance of is recorded as largest city^[12].
• Sydney's instance of is recorded as provincial capital^[13].
• Sydney's instance of is recorded as global city^[14].
• Sydney's instance of is recorded as financial center^[15].
• Sydney's official language is recorded as Australian English^[16].
• Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney is named after Sydney^[17].
• Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Francisco^[18].
• Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hakkâri^[19].
• Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nagoya^[20].
• Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wellington City^[21].
• Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guangzhou^[22].
• Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Florence^[23].
• Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Portsmouth^[24].
• Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Milan^[25].
• Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Islamabad^[26].
• Sydney's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dili^[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^[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9], metropolis^[10], big city^[11], largest city^[12], provincial capital^[13], and global city^[14].

History and Context

January 26, 1788 marks the founding of Sydney^[28]. Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney is named after Sydney^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sydney include Sydney Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Australia^[31]; Sydney Swans^[32], an Australian rules football club^[33], in Australia^[34], founded in 1874^[35]; HMAS Sydney^[36], a light cruiser^[37], in Australia^[38]; Sydney Motorsport Park^[39], a motorsport racing track^[40], in Australia^[41], founded in 1989^[42]; and Sydney^[43], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[44], in Australia^[45], founded in 1969^[46].

Why It Matters

Sydney ranks in the top 0.054% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,137 views/month, #3 of 5,534).^[2] Sydney has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Sydney is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for Sydney include Sydney Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Australia^[31]; Sydney Swans^[32], an Australian rules football club^[33], in Australia^[34], founded in 1874^[35]; HMAS Sydney^[36], a light cruiser^[37], in Australia^[38]; Sydney Motorsport Park^[39], a motorsport racing track^[40], in Australia^[41], founded in 1989^[42]; and Sydney^[43], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[44], in Australia^[45], founded in 1969^[46].