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Launceston
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city in the north of Tasmania, Australia
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Launceston is a city in Tasmania, Australia, situated within the administrative entity of the City of Launceston. Established in 1806, the city has a population of 106,153 and covers an area of 95.1 square kilometers. It is located in the Australia/Hobart time zone and uses the postal code 7250. The city’s elevation is recorded at various levels, including 0, 9, and 11 meters above sea level.
The city is associated with the electoral district of Bass and is twinned with Ikeda, Napa, and Taiyuan. Launceston is the owner of NTCA Ground. Its official website is maintained by the local government, and the city is described in The Nuttall Encyclopædia. The name Launceston is derived from Launceston.
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Place details
- Locality
- Launceston
- Region
- Tasmania
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 90,953
- Timezone
- Australia/Hobart
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Named after
- Launceston
- Official name
- Launceston
- Country
- Australia
- Located in
- City of Launceston
- Official language
- English language
- Population
- 80943
- Area
- 95.1
- Elevation
- 0
- Time zone
- UTC+11:00
- Capital of
- City of Launceston
- Official website
- www.launceston.tas.gov.au/lcc
- Image
- Launie (cropped).JPG
- Dialing code
- 68
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- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Launceston, Tasmania
- twinned administrative body
- Taiyuan
- Commons category
- Launceston, Tasmania
- topic's main category
- Category:Launceston, Tasmania
- IPA transcription
- ˈlɒnsəstən
- postal code
- 7250
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Launceston, Tasmania
- inception
- 1806-00-00
- owner of
- NTCA Ground
- P8168
- Paul Ramdohr
- native label
- Launceston
- P12749
- June 6
- number of viewers/listeners
- 270238
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Travel guide
Get around
The best way to get around Launceston is by car. Taxis are available, but may add up to be expensive; try to get a transfer when you are moving from the airport to your hotel. Car rentals are available for reasonable rates. There is also a Metro bus service which goes all through the town.
Bicycle is a reasonable way to get around Launceston and out the Gorge. Traffic is fairly quiet in town, and there is a good network of bike paths.
See
Launceston City Park - includes an enclosure housing a large number of Macaque monkeys Historic houses and buildings including Macquarie House, Franklin House, Entally House, Clarendon House and the 'Old Umbrella Shop'. Tamar Valley - wine-growing area National Motor Museum
Do
thumb|Boag's brewery in downtown Launceston Cruise the Tamar River Tour the surrounding wineries of the Tamar Valley Yoga in the park open classes by local yoga teacher in Launceston parks on weekend mornings. Saturday morning in City Park before the harvest markets and on Sunday mornings in Riverbend Park www.werethee.com.au donation based/bookings not required. Launceston self-guided walking tour along historic Cameron Street. See Launceston Historical Society's Page for more details.
Buy
Tasmanian Wool Products: Waverley Woolen Mills, The Sheep's Back (George St) The Tasmanian Devil as soft toys, hand-puppets etc
Drink
Launceston has several "olde worlde" UK style pubs, including The Cock and Bull and Irish Murphy's. In the city centre there are pubs on many of the street intersections.
Sleep
There are many motels, hotels and bed-and-breakfast establishments offering accommodation in the area.
Go next
The historic town of George Town and Low Head lighthouse are a one-hour drive to the north along the Tamar River.
Perth and Longford are historic towns 20 km south via the freeway Devonport and Deloraine can make a scenic round trip, following the west Tamar, along the northern coast, and before looping south. St Helens is a coastal town on the Eastern Coast. Scottsdale lavender farm George Town is an historic settlement north on the eastern Tamar. Ben Lomond National Park is a skiing/hiking area in northeast Tasmania.
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Encyclopedic overview
Launceston (/ˈlɒnsɛstən/ LON-sess-tən) is a city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, at the confluence of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the River Tamar (kanamaluka). As of 2021, the Launceston urban area has a population of 90,953. Launceston is the second most populous city in Tasmania after the state capital, Hobart. As of 2020, Launceston is the 18th largest city in Australia. Launceston is the fifth-largest inland city and the ninth-largest non-capital city in Australia. Launceston is regarded as the most livable regional city, and was one of the most popular regional cities to move to in Australia from 2020 to 2021. Launceston was named Australian Town of the Year in 2022.
Settled by Europeans in March 1806, Launceston is one of Australia's oldest cities and it has many historic buildings. Like many places in Australia, it was named after a town in the United Kingdom – in this case, Launceston, Cornwall. Launceston also had the first use of anaesthetic in the Southern Hemisphere, it was the first Australian city to have underground sewers, and it was the first Australian city to be lit by hydroelectricity. The city has a maritime climate with four distinct seasons and is appreciably warmer than the south of the island during summer. Local government is split between the City of Launceston, Meander Valley and West Tamar Councils.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Launceston” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.