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The City of Adelaide
By Adelaide Info Link Published: 09/16/2008
Adelaide is the capital of the state of South Australia, in Australia. Located on the shores of St. Vincent Gulf, Adelaide is situated about 1191 Km west of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It has a total area of 870 square Km and is situated 160 feet above sea level.
The city enjoys Mediterranean climate with average maximum and minimum temperature being 22.1C and 12.1C respectively. The city receives an annual average rainfall of 600.5 mm, June being the wettest month.
The layout of Adelaide was planned by Colonel William Light and the entire city is designed as a grid. In the middle section is the inner city and surrounding it is a ring of parks called Adelaide Parklands. Adelaide has two ring roads that encompass the entire city. The inner ring road borders the Adelaide Parklands and the outer ring road goes through South Road, Cross Road, Portrush Road, Ascot Avenue, Hampstead Road and Grand Junction Road in anti-clockwise direction.
Adelaide city is governed by the Government of South Australia and has eighteen local government areas. The important areas and suburbs of Adelaide are Mawson Lakes, Brighton, Glenelg, Wattle Park, Kensington Gardens, St. Peters, Medindie, College Park, Waterfall Gully and Unley. More than half of the local population follows Christianity.
Adelaide’s economy is boosted by manufacturing, defence, commodity export and corresponding services. It is the seat of education in Australia and houses TAFE South Australia, University of Adelaide and University of South Australia.
It is also an important sporting and entertainment hub. There are many major festivals in the city, including Adelaide Festival of Arts and FEAST. It has many theatres and orchestra bands. In sports, Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power are the two clubs that participate in the AFL. The Adelaide Oval is also situated here and is the home ground of some of the greatest Australian cricketers, including the great Sir Donald Bradman.
