Adelaide- The Festival City 
  
Adelaide - General Information |
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Currency |
Australian Dollar (AUD) |
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Language |
English |
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Area |
1826.9 km² |
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Climate |
Temperate / Mediterranean
climate, with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers |
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| Summer: |
Max-
84°F (29°C) | Min- 62°F(17°C) |
| Winter: |
Max-
59°F (15°C) | Min- 44°F(7°C) |
| Also known as: |
The Festival City, the city of
Churches, wine city of Australia and twenty minute city. |
| Famous for: |
Festivals as well as for its wine,
churches,arts and sport events. |
| Geographical Location: |
Located 729 km (453 mi) north west
of Melbourne, north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, on the Adelaide Plains
between the Gulf St Vincent and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges. |
| Latitude, Longitude & Altitude: |
34°52'S 138°30'E and 160
ft feet above sea level. |
| Best time to visit: |
December to February. |
| Neighbouring Cities: |
Mount Gambier, Murray Bridge, Port
Augusta, Port Pirie, Port Lincoln, Victor Harbor, Whyalla. |
| Means of Local Transport: |
Trains, trams, metros, ferries, CATs
and buses. |
Overview
Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of
South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a
population of more than 1.1 million. It is a coastal city beside the
Southern Ocean, and is situated on the Adelaide Plains, north of the
Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St. Vincent and the low-lying Mount
Lofty Ranges. As South Australia's seat of government and commercial center,
Adelaide is the site of many governmental and financial institutions.
Adelaide's economy is primarily based around manufacturing, defense
technology and research, commodity export and corresponding service
industries. It has large manufacturing, defense and research zones. They
contain car manufacturing plants for General Motors Holden, and plants that
produce electronic systems that are sold worldwide for applications in
medical, communications, defense, automotive, food and wine processing and
industrial sectors. Australia's largest oil company, Santos (South Australia
Northern Territory Oil Search), prominent South Australian brewery, Coopers,
major national retailer Harris Scarfe and Australia's second largest listed
investment company Argo Investments Limited are situated in this south
Australian city.
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