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| − | '''Adelaide''' is the capital city of [[South Australia]]. The layout of the city was designed by Colonel William Light, the colony's original surveyor. Adelaide's central district is surrounded by a ring of park lands and is divided by the Torrens River.
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| − | The city has a population of over 1,000,000 people, two thirds of the state population. It is situated on the plains between Gulf Saint Vincent on the west and the [[Mount Lofty Ranges]] on the east. The result is an urban area that is barely 20 km wide, but almost 100 km from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south.
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| − | Adelaide was the first colonial settlement in the new colony of South Australia in 1836. Before that, the area was occupied by the Kaurna [[Australian Aborigines|Aborigine]]s. The major sights in the city include the Everidge Centre of Aboriginal Arts and Crafts, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Wilkinson Maritime Park.
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| − | ==See Also==
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| − | [[Adelaide Australia Temple]]
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| − | [[Category:Australian cities and towns]]
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| − | [[Category:Australia]]
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