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Adelaide

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© File:Adelaide skyline, December 2022.jpg: Ardash Muradian from Australia derivative work: GeorgfotoartCC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1.4M
Coordinates
-34.9285, 138.6007
Category
cities

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Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide or the Adelaide city centre; the demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The traditional owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna, with the name Tarndanya referring to the area of the city centre and surrounding Park Lands, in the Kaurna language.

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