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 (51,244 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 Swans[29], an Australian rules football club[30], in Australia[31], founded in 1874[32]; HMAS Sydney[33], a light cruiser[34], in Australia[35]; Sydney Motorsport Park[36], a motorsport racing track[37], in Australia[38], founded in 1989[39]; Sydney[40], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[41], in Australia[42], founded in 1969[43]; and Sydney Airport[44], an international airport[45], in Australia[46].
Why It Matters
Sydney ranks in the top 0.054% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51,244 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 Swans[29], an Australian rules football club[30], in Australia[31], founded in 1874[32]; HMAS Sydney[33], a light cruiser[34], in Australia[35]; Sydney Motorsport Park[36], a motorsport racing track[37], in Australia[38], founded in 1989[39]; Sydney[40], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[41], in Australia[42], founded in 1969[43]; and Sydney Airport[44], an international airport[45], in Australia[46].