Goulburn

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Goulburn
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales
Founded : 1833
Coordinates : 34 ° 44 ′  S , 149 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 44 ′  S , 149 ° 44 ′  E
Height : 702  m
Residents : 22,419 (2016)
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10)
Postal code : 2580
LGA : Goulburn Mulwaree Council
Website :
Goulburn, New South Wales
Goulburn
Goulburn

Goulburn is a city in the Australian state of New South Wales and is located about 100 km north of the Australian capital Canberra . It is located in the southern tablelands at an altitude of about 700 m.

The "Big Merino"

Goulburn was founded in 1833; In 2011 the city had 21,484 inhabitants. It is a center of sheep breeding; The biggest attraction is a 15 m high and 21 m long concrete structure in the shape of a merino sheep . The inside of the Big Merino contains a souvenir shop, above it a wool exhibition and you can also enjoy the view through the eyes of the merino sheep.

Goulburn is on an important main road between Canberra and Sydney . It is also a railway junction: there is a route to Wagga Wagga and Melbourne , another via the capital Canberra to Bombala , another to Sydney and a branch line to Crookwell .

Goulburn is the center and seat of administration for Goulburn Mulwaree Council .

climate

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Goulburn
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 27.3 26.4 24.0 20.0 15.9 12.4 11.4 13.1 16.1 19.3 21.9 25.6 O 19.4
Min. Temperature (° C) 13.4 13.5 11.2 7.7 4.8 2.4 1.3 2.1 4.6 6.7 9.0 11.5 O 7.3
Precipitation ( mm ) 63.9 56.9 57.5 55.3 50.9 47.4 45.2 59.2 51.4 57.8 68.4 54.4 Σ 668.3
Rainy days ( d ) 10.3 9.1 9.2 9.1 10.6 11.1 12.2 12.0 10.5 11.5 11.8 9.2 Σ 126.6
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27.3
13.4
26.4
13.5
24.0
11.2
20.0
7.7
15.9
4.8
12.4
2.4
11.4
1.3
13.1
2.1
16.1
4.6
19.3
6.7
21.9
9.0
25.6
11.5
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56.9
57.5
55.3
50.9
47.4
45.2
59.2
51.4
57.8
68.4
54.4
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, data: 1971–2002

Town twinning

Sister cities of Goulburn are Northlake and El Cajon in the United States, as well as Shibetsu in Japan and Jiangdu in the People's Republic of China .

Personalities

The writer Mary Gilmore (1865–1962), the cyclist Edgar Gray (1906–1996), the writer Geoff Bingham (1919–2009) and the adventurer Andrew McAuley (1968–2007) were born in Goulburn .

Bishop William Lanigan (1820–1900) died in the city.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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