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Hobart

Australia and New Zealand

Hobart is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania, set on the estuary of the River Derwent beneath Mount Wellington. It was founded in 1804 as a British penal colony, making it Australia's second-oldest capital after Sydney, and it sits beside what is described as the second-deepest natural port in the world. Today Hobart is Tasmania's financial and administrative center and a home port for Antarctic operations, drawing visitors to its convict-era architecture, Salamanca Market and the Museum of Old and New Art; its population was 254,930 in 2024.

Facts
Population
254,930 1
Area (sq km)
1695.3 1
Founding Year
1804 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
1270 2
Latitude
42.880556 degrees south 1
Longitude
147.325 degrees east 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+10:00 4
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University of Tasmania

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Source Research Organization Registry (ROR): ROR record for University of Tasmanialocations, geonames_details name
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"name": "Hobart"
Sources
1. Hobart (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, Area
    1,695.3 km2 (654.6 sq mi)
  • History section
    Founded in 1804 as a British penal colony
  • Infobox, coordinates
    42°52′50″S 147°19′30″E
  • Infobox, Population
    254,930 (2024)
  • In Group: Cities of Australia and New Zealand (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Hobart (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1270 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -42.75, 147.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -42.75, 147.25
-42.75 147.25 Cfb
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4. GeoNames: Hobart - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2163355
Quote, cities500 record 2163355
-42.87936 147.32941 P PPLA AU 06 62810 254930 19 Australia/Hobart
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Wikidata: Hobart
Wikidata Q40191, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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