Gosford

Gosford
State :  Australia State : New South Wales
Coordinates : 33 ° 22 ′  S , 151 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 33 ° 22 ′  S , 151 ° 20 ′  E Height : 10  m Area : 1,028  km²
Residents : 169,053 (2016) Population density : 164 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) LGA : City of Gosford
Gosford

Gosford is a coastal city in the Australian state of New South Wales and is located in the catchment area of Sydney about 50 kilometers north of the city center. Gosford is the center of the Central Coast between Sydney and Newcastle and the Hunter Valley and part of the Sydney Metropolitan Area ( Sydney Statistical Division ).

history

Gosford was founded in the 1830s and was not declared a city until 1980. Today it has over 160,000 inhabitants. Gosford is not only the commercial center of the Central Coast region, but is also central to the numerous tourist attractions in the area such as Brisbane Water National Park and is therefore a magnet for the residents of the metropolis of Sydney.

The Gosford Anglican Church received media attention for its unconventional approaches to pastoral care.

Gosford is also home to the Central Coast Stadium , the home ground of the Central Coast Mariners , Australian first division football team , champions 2013 and runners-up from 2006, 2008 and 2011.

Gosford is largely identical to the local government area of Gosford City .

Gosford's twin cities are Edogawa in Japan and Nitra in Slovakia .

sons and daughters of the town

• Darren Bundock (* 1971), sailor
• Mark Edmondson , tennis player
• John Martin , racing driver
• Ian McAndrew , soccer player
• Mark Skaife , racing car driver
• Jess Vanstrattan , soccer goalkeeper
• Daniel Webber , actor
• Nicholas Yallouris , cyclist

climate

Gosford
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     139   27 17th     148   27 17th     150   26th 16     136   24 12     119   20th 8th     128   18th 6th     79   17th 5     76   19th 5     69   21st 8th     83   24 11     92   25th 13     102   27 15th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, data: 1916–2002

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Gosford Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 27.3 27.1 26.1 23.7 20.2 17.7 17.4 18.8 20.9 23.5 24.8 26.9 O 22.8 Min. Temperature (° C) 16.6 17.1 15.5 11.8 8.2 6.4 4.5 5.3 7.6 10.6 12.7 15.1 O 10.9 Precipitation ( mm ) 139.0 148.1 149.8 136.2 119.1 127.6 79.0 75.9 68.6 82.9 92.4 102.2 Σ 1,320.8 Rainy days ( d ) 11.1 10.8 11.1 10.6 9.2 9.7 8.0 8.1 8.4 9.0 9.8 10.1 Σ 115.9 Source: Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, data: 1916–2002

Web links

Commons : Gosford, New South Wales  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• travel Guide

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Gosford ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
2. ^ Bureau of Meteorology, Australia: Klimeinformationen Gosford. World Meteorological Organization, accessed April 6, 2012 .