Launceston is a city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, at the confluence of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they form the River Tamar. As of 2021 its urban area had a population of 90,953, making it the second most populous city in Tasmania after the state capital, Hobart, and the eighteenth largest city in Australia.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude41.444444 degrees south 1 Longitude147.137778 degrees east 1 Climate Zone Sources
1. Launceston, Tasmania (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1806-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 80,943 (2021)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -41.444444, longitude 147.137778
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 0 m
P2046 (area)
area 95.1 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 80943 (2021)
View the Source2. 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 -41.25, 147.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -41.25, 147.25
-41.25 147.25 Cfb
3. GeoNames: Launceston - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2160517, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.68 km)Quote, cities500 record 2160517, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.68 km)
-41.43876 147.13467 P PPLA2 AU 06 64010 90953 11 Australia/Hobart
Wikidata: Launceston, Tasmania
Wikidata Q339527, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Launceston, Tasmania (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Australia and New Zealand (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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