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Newcastle, Australia

Australia and New Zealand

Newcastle is a metropolitan area in New South Wales, Australia, at the mouth of the Hunter River about 162 kilometers north-northeast of Sydney, on land traditionally known to the Awabakal people as Mulubinba. Established in 1804 as a convict settlement, it is described as the largest coal-exporting harbour in the world, having exported 143 million tonnes of coal in 2022, and has diversified since into education and healthcare. Its metropolitan area held about 508,437 residents at the 2021 census, the second-most-populous urban center in New South Wales after Sydney and the seventh-largest in Australia.

Facts
Population
508,437 1
Area (sq km)
1179.1 1
Founding Year
1804 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
9 1
Latitude
32.93056 degrees south 1
Longitude
151.75417 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+10:00 4
Sources
1. Newcastle, Australia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: Population
    508,437 (2021 census)(Significant Urban Area)
  • Infobox: Area
    1,179.1 km2 (455.3 sq mi)
  • Infobox: Established
    1804
  • Infobox: Elevation
    9 m (30 ft)
  • Infobox: Coordinates
    32°55′50″S 151°45′15″E / 32.93056°S 151.75417°E
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -32.9306,151.7542
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 9.0
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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 -32.75, 151.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -32.75, 151.75
-32.75 151.75 Cfa
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4. GeoNames: Hamilton East - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 10103848, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.53 km)
Quote, cities500 record 10103848, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.53 km)
-32.9258 151.75346 P PPLX AU 02 15900 976 10 Australia/Sydney
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Newcastle, Australia (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Australia and New Zealand (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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