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Swati language is a language spoken in Swaziland.
Swati (tribe) (also Swatey in Pashto) is a Pashtun tribe.
Swati A. Dandekar is the Iowa State Representative.
Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma - Maharaja of the state of Travancore, in India.

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-{{Infobox Australian Place | type = region
+* [[Swati language]] is a language spoken in [[Swaziland]].
-| name     = Macarthur
+* [[Swati (tribe)]] (also '''Swatey''' in [[Pashto language|Pashto]]) is a [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] [[tribe]].
-| region   = [[Sydney| Sydney Metropolitan]]
+* [[Swati A. Dandekar]] is the Iowa State Representative.
-| state    = New South Wales
+* [[Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma]] - [[Maharaja]] of the state of [[Travancore]], in [[India]].
-| lga      = [[Wollondilly Shire| Wollondilly]], [[City of Campbelltown, New South Wales|Campbelltown]], [[Camden Council|Camden]]
-| stategov =
-| fedgov   =
-| pop      = 233,065 (2006)
-| near-n   = [[South-western Sydney]]
-| near-ne  = [[South-western Sydney]]
-| near-e   = [[Southern Sydney]]
-| near-se  = [[Illawarra]]
-| near-s   = [[Southern Highlands, New South Wales| Southern Highlands]]
-| near-nw  = [[Western Sydney]]
-| near-w   = [[Blue Mountains (Australia)|Blue Mountains]]
-| near-sw  = [[Southern Tablelands]]
-}}
-{{Sydney image with region labels}}
-'''Macarthur''' is a region in [[South-western Sydney|south-west]] of [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The region includes the [[Local Government Areas of Australia|local government areas]] of the [[City of Campbelltown, New South Wales|Campbelltown]], the town of [[Camden, New South Wales|Camden]] and [[Wollondilly Shire, New South Wales|Wollondilly Shire]]. It covers an area of 3,067 square kilometres and has a population of close to 240,000 residents. Most of the area is taken up by Wollondilly Shire while the majority of the population lives within Campbelltown and its surrounding suburbs.
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-This region is generally regarded as the area where the city of Sydney meets rural countryside of regional [[New South Wales]]. [[Campbelltown, New South Wales|Campbelltown]] and [[Camden, New South Wales|Camden]] were once rural towns which have since been subjected to the heavy [[urban sprawl]] of metropolitan Sydney.
-The Wollondilly Shire which makes up the largest Southern part of the region is a mostly rural region with small scale industry and commerce. Notably, the Wollondilly supplies much of Sydney Metropolian and surrounding areas with water from [[Warragamba Dam]] and [[Upper Nepean Scheme| Avon, Nepean, Cataract and Cordeaux Dams. ]]
-It is one of the fastest growing regions in the [[Sydney]] Metropolitan area with many new modern suburbs sprouting up in recent decades like [[Glen Alpine, New South Wales|Glen Alpine]], [[Harrington Park, New South Wales|Harrington Park]], [[Blair Athol, New South Wales|Blair Athol]], [[Mount Annan|Mount Annan]], [[Currans Hill, New South Wales|Currans Hill]], [[Macquarie Links]], [[Englorie Park]] and Bingara Gorge.
-The major towns of the Macarthur Region are:
-* [[Campbelltown, New South Wales| Campbelltown]]
-* [[Camden, New South Wales| Camden]]
-* [[Narellan, New South Wales| Narellan]]
-* [[Picton, New South Wales| Picton]]
-==History==
-The history of the region begins over 40,000 years ago and is contained in the continuing culture of the [[Tharawal]] people. The land still contains reminders of their past lives in rock engravings, cave paintings, axe grinding grooves and shell middens. Their culture also remains in the surviving songs, stories and descendants. The lands of the Tharawal language Nation extended from approximately [[Botany Bay]] to [[Shoalhaven]] and to the foothills of the mountain ranges. The principal symbol of the Tharawal nation is the lyrebird.
-European history began in 1788 shortly after settlement at [[Sydney Cove]], when the colony’s entire herd of cattle (four cows and two bulls) strayed from their enclosure and were lost. In 1795 a herd of 61 cattle were discovered on the land between the [[Nepean River]] and [[Georges River]]. This area was to become known as the Cowpastures – and was deemed a restricted area to provide ongoing protection for the herd. In 1803, [[John Macarthur (wool pioneer)|John Macarthur]] was granted 5,000 acres (20 km²) at Cowpastures and began grazing [[Merino]] sheep. He also began Australia’s dairy industry and his sons later introduced [[viticulture]], fruit growing and wheat.
-The region is steeped in history with statesmen, adventurers, larrikins and villains all having an association with the Macarthur region which makes it a tourist destination.
-== References ==
-{{reflist}}
-* [http://www.macarthurtourism.com.au/]
-== External Links ==
-* [http://www.macarthurtourism.com.au/ - Macarthur Tourism Website]
-{{Sydney regions}}
-[[category:Regions of Sydney]]
-[[Category:Regions of New South Wales]]