Parramatta
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Parramatta (; ) is a city and major commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney. It is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Parramatta River. It is commonly regarded as the second CBD of metropolitan Sydney.
Key facts
- Australian place.type
- city
- Australian place.name
- Parramatta
- Australian place.city
- Sydney
- Australian place.state
- NSW
- Australian place.caption
- Parramatta viewed from the south in 2022
- Australian place.alternative_location_map
- Australia NSW metro Sydney
- Australian place.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in greater metropolitan Sydney
- Australian place.local_map
- yes
- Australian place.zoom
- 13
- Australian place.pop
- 30211
- Australian place.elevation
- 18
- Australian place.est
- 1788
- Australian place.postcode
- 2150
- Australian place.relief
- 1
- Australian place.area
- 5.3
- Australian place.dist1
- 24
- Australian place.dir1
- west
- Australian place.location1
- Sydney CBD (Central Sydney)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- central business district
- Official name
- Parramatta
- Country
- Australia
- Located in
- City of Parramatta
- Population
- 30211
- Elevation
- 26
- Time zone
- UTC+11:00
- Capital of
- City of Parramatta
- Shares border with
- Westmead
- Location
- Sydney
- Image
- Parramatta skyline from the west August 2012.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Parramatta
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- associated electoral district
- Parramatta
- postal code
- 2150
- twinned administrative body
- Tainan
- Commons category
- Parramatta, New South Wales
- Commons gallery
- Parramatta, New South Wales
- male population
- 13422
- female population
- 12381
- inception
- 1788-01-01
- different from
- Parramatta
- maximum temperature record
- 47.0
- minimum temperature record
- -1.0
- P8168
- Trini Lopez
- native label
- Parramatta
- P12749
- Johann Gottlob Harrer
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Encyclopedic overview
29 sectionsContents
- History
- Aboriginal
- British colonisation
- Post-federation
- Climate
- Commercial area
- Places of worship
- Parks
- Transport
- Rail
- Heavy rail
- Light rail
- Metro
- Bus
- Ferry
- Road
- Demographics
- Notable residents
- Education
- Media
- Culture and sport
- Cultural events
- Sporting teams
- Entertainment
- Heritage listings
- See also
- References
- External links
- Dictionary of Sydney entries
Parramatta (; ) is a city and major commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney. It is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Parramatta River. It is commonly regarded as the second CBD of metropolitan Sydney.
Parramatta is the municipal seat of the City of Parramatta local government area and is often regarded as one of the primary centres of the Greater Sydney metropolitan region, along with the Sydney CBD, Penrith, Campbelltown, and Liverpool. It has a long history as a second administrative centre in the metropolitan region, being host to a number of government departments, as well as state and federal courts.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Parramatta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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