City of Adelaide
| City of Adelaide | |
 Location of Adelaide City in Adelaide |
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 Australia
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| State : |
 South Australia
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| Administrative headquarters: | Adelaide |
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| Area : | 16 km² |
| Residents : | 22,063 (2016) |
| Population density : | 1379 inhabitants per km² |
| Wards : | 3 |
Coordinates: 34 ° 56 ′ S , 138 ° 36 ′ E The City of Adelaide is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of South Australia . Adelaide City is located in the center of the metropolis Adelaide , the capital of South Australia. The area is 16 km² and has about 22,000 inhabitants (2016).
The city is located in the center of the city about 10 km from the coast. The area includes two districts, the Central Business District (also known as South Adelaide) and North Adelaide. In addition, the 7.6 km² large park of the Adelaide Park Lands belongs to the city. The council is headquartered in Adelaide.
One of the attractions of the Central Business District is the Central Market.
North Adelaide is mostly residential and is enclosed by the Park Lands. The Adelaide Oval is a cricket stadium for about 50,000 spectators from the 1870s, which is not only home to international cricket matches, but is also used for other sports and for music concerts.
Park Lands also includes Victoria Park, which includes a horse and motor racing track. This Adelaide Street Circuit was home to the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix from 1985 to 1995. For a time in the 1930s, the Australian Open , one of the four most important tennis tournaments in the world, was held on the tennis facility of Memorial Drive Park . Other buildings and facilities within the Park Lands boundaries include the Adelaide Zoo, Aquatic Center (indoor swimming pool), Art Gallery of South Australia (art museum), several university and high school buildings, the Royal Hospital and the official one Residence of the Governor of South Australia.
administration
The Adelaide City Council was established in Australia in 1840 as the first local government agency ever. Today it has twelve members: six Ward Councilors are elected by the residents of the three Wards (two each from North, Central and South Ward). These three districts are determined independently of the districts. The five area councilors as well as the council chairman and mayor are elected by all residents of the city. The Mayor of Adelaide City has held the title of Lord Mayor since 1919 . He is on an equal footing with the Mayors of the other LGAs in Adelaide, but takes on representative tasks for the entire city.
Town twinning
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Individual evidence
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Adelaide (C) (Local Government Area) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2020.