Charles Darwin Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 12°26′7″S 130°52′23″E / 12.43528°S 130.87306°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 0 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 0820 | ||||||||||||||
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Territory electorate(s) | Fong Lim | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Solomon | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs [2] [3] [4] |
Charles Darwin is an eastern suburb in the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people. [5]
The suburb is named after Charles Darwin National Park, named after Charles Darwin, which is located within the suburb. [6] The suburb was to be developed as a residential and commercial area but was preserved in April 1997 with the creation of Charles Darwin National Park. [7]