City of Hobart
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The City of Hobart
Hobart
is
the state capital and most populous city of the
Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in
1803 as a penal colony, Hobart is Australia's
second oldest capital city after Sydney. In
2008, the city had a greater area population of
approximately 209,287. The city is the financial
and administrative heart of Tasmania, and also
serves as the home port for both Australian and
French Antarctic operations.
The city is located in the
state's south-east on the estuary of the Derwent
River. The skyline is dominated by Mount
Wellington at 1,271 metres high.
As of the 2006 census there were 200,525 people
in the greater Hobart area and the City of
Hobart local government area has a population of
47,700. According to the 2006 census,
approximately 12.0% of greater Hobart's
residents were born overseas, commonly the
United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany and
Netherlands.
The Royal
Tasmanian Botanical Gardens is a popular
recreation area a short distance from the City
centre. It is the second-oldest Botanic Gardens
in Australia and holds extensive significant
plant collections as well as built heritage.
Mount Wellington, accessible
by passing through Fern Tree, is the dominant
feature of Hobart's skyline, indeed many
descriptions of Hobart have used the phrase
"nestled amidst the foothills", so undulating is
the geographical landscape. At 1,271 metres, the
mountain has its own ecosystems, is rich in
biodiversity and plays a large part in
determining the local weather.
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