Hobart nipaluna (Southeast Tasmanian) Tasmania | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 42°52′50″S 147°19′30″E / 42.88056°S 147.32500°E | ||||||||
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• Density | 145.7/km2 (377/sq mi) (2021)[3] | ||||||||
Established | 20 February 1804[4] | ||||||||
Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) | ||||||||
Area | 1,758.8 km2 (679.1 sq mi) (metropolitan) | ||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AEDT State: Tasmania. (UTC+11) | ||||||||
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Hobart (/ˈhoʊbɑːrt/ HOH-bart;[6] (palawa kani: nipaluna) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia.[7] Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly half of Tasmania's population, Hobart is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-smallest by population and area after Darwin if territories are taken into account.[3] Its skyline is dominated by the 1,271-metre (4,170 ft) kunanyi / Mount Wellington,[8] and its harbour forms the second-deepest natural port in the world,[9] with much of the city's waterfront consisting of reclaimed land.[10] The metropolitan area is often referred to as Greater Hobart, to differentiate it from the City of Hobart, one of the seven local government areas that cover the city.[3] [11] It has a mild maritime climate.
The city lies on country which was known by the local Muwinina people as nipaluna, a name which includes surrounding features such as kunanyi / Mount Wellington and timtumili minanya (River Derwent).[12] Prior to British colonisation, the land had been occupied for possibly as long as 35,000 years[13] by Aboriginal Tasmanians.[14]
Founded in 1804 as a British penal colony,[15] Hobart is Australia's second-oldest capital city after Sydney, New South Wales. Whaling quickly emerged as a major industry in the area, and for a time Hobart served as the Southern Ocean's main whaling port. Penal transportation ended in the 1850s, after which the city experienced periods of growth and decline. The early 20th century saw an economic boom on the back of mining, agriculture and other primary industries, and the loss of men who served in the world wars was counteracted by an influx of immigration.[16] Despite the rise in migration from Asia and other non-English speaking regions, Hobart's population is predominantly ethnically Anglo-Celtic and has the highest percentage of Australian-born residents among Australia's capital cities.[17]
Today, Hobart is the financial and administrative hub of Tasmania, serving as the home port for both Australian and French Antarctic operations and acting as a tourist destination.[18][19] Well-known drawcards include its convict-era architecture, Salamanca Market and the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), the Southern Hemisphere's largest private museum.
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).The nomenclature of Tasmanian Aborigines is not the same as that of the colonisers in that geographical features, like rivers and mountains and so on, are all part of country, and while there may be specific names for those features, they are also a part of the surrounding country. The nipaluna includes geographical features such as kunanyi/Mt. Wellington and timtumili minanya (River Derwent).
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