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Wollongong

Australia and New Zealand

Wollongong is a coastal city in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia, occupying a narrow plain between the Pacific Ocean and the Illawarra Escarpment about 85 kilometers south of Sydney. The area's first European settlers, Charles Throsby Smith and Sarah Broughton Smith, arrived in 1823, and the town was formally gazetted in 1834 after earlier visits by explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders. Long built on coal mining and steel production at nearby Port Kembla, Wollongong is today New South Wales's third-largest city and home to the University of Wollongong, with a metropolitan population of about 305,691 at the 2021 census.

Facts
Population
280,153 1
Area (sq km)
572.2 1
Founding Year
1823 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
5 1
Latitude
34.427222 degrees south 1
Longitude
150.893889 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+10:00 2
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Source University of Wollongong (Wikipedia)Lead, location
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located in the suburb of Keiraville, within the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales
University of Wollongong

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The University of Wollongong (UOW) is an Australian public research university located in the suburb of Keiraville, within the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Sydney.
Sources
1. Wollongong (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, Area
    572.2 km2 (220.9 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    5 m (16 ft)
  • History section
    In 1823, Charles Throsby Smith and Sarah Broughton Smith became the first settlers in what is now Wollongong.
  • Infobox, coordinates
    34°25′38″S 150°53′38″E
  • Infobox, Population
    280,153 (UCL 2021)
  • In Group: Cities of Australia and New Zealand (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Wollongong - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2171507
    -34.424 150.89345 P PPLA2 AU 02 18450 280153 29 Australia/Sydney
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 29 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 -34.25, 150.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -34.25, 150.75
-34.25 150.75 Cfb
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Wikidata: Wollongong
Wikidata Q187861, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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