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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = city
| name = Adelaide
| state = sa
| image = File:Adelaide montage.jpg
| caption = From top to bottom:
* A view of the [[Adelaide plains]] looking South towards the [[Adelaide Hills]].
* The [[Torrens River]] at night with the Torrens river footbridge illuminated.
* [[Adelaide Oval]] during a cricket match with the Adelaide Oval scoreboard to the left and [[St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide|St Peter's Cathedral]] to the right.
* [[Henley Beach]], one of the beaches along the Adelaide coastline of the [[Gulf St Vincent]], with the Henley Beach Jetty in the background.</small>
| pop = 1324279
| pop_year = 2016
| pop_footnotes=
| poprank = 5th
| density =
| density_footnotes = (2011)
| area = 3257.7
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=2011 Census Community Profiles, Code 4GADE (GCCSA) |url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/communityprofile/4GADE |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref>
| lga =
| established = {{start date|1836|12|28|df=yes}}
| force_national_map = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|34|55|44.4|S|138|36|3.6|E|display=inline,title}}
| timezone = [[Australian Central Standard Time|ACST]]
| utc = +9:30
| dist1 = 654
| dir1 = NW
| location1 = [[Melbourne]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ga.gov.au/cocky/cgi/run/distancedraw2?rec1=248650&placename=melbourne&placetype=0&state=VIC&place1=ADELAIDE&place1long=138.601013&place1lat=-34.928692 |title=Great Circle Distance between ADELAIDE and MELBOURNE |publisher=Geoscience Australia |date=March 2004}}</ref>
| dist2 = 958
| dir2 = West
| location2 = [[Canberra]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ga.gov.au/cocky/cgi/run/distancedraw2?rec1=131&placename=canberra&placetype=0&state=ACT&place1=ADELAIDE&place1long=138.601013&place1lat=-34.928692 |title=Great Circle Distance between ADELAIDE and CANBERRA |publisher=Geoscience Australia |date=March 2004}}</ref>
| dist3 = 1161
| dir3 = West
| location3 = [[Sydney]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ga.gov.au/cocky/cgi/run/distancedraw2?rec1=87421&placename=sydney&placetype=0&state=NSW&place1=ADELAIDE&place1long=138.601013&place1lat=-34.928692 |title=Great Circle Distance between ADELAIDE and SYDNEY |publisher=Geoscience Australia |date=March 2004}}</ref>
| dist4 = 1600
| dir4 = SW
| location4 = [[Brisbane]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ga.gov.au/cocky/cgi/run/distancedraw2?rec1=126867&placename=brisbane&placetype=0&state=QLD&place1=ADELAIDE&place1long=138.601013&place1lat=-34.928692 |title=Great Circle Distance between ADELAIDE and Brisbane |publisher=Geoscience Australia |date=March 2004}}</ref>
| dist5 = 2130
| dir5 = East
| location5 = [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ga.gov.au/cocky/cgi/run/distancedraw2?rec1=304529&placename=perth&placetype=0&state=WA+&place1=ADELAIDE&place1long=138.601013&place1lat=-34.928692 |title=Great Circle Distance between ADELAIDE and Perth |publisher=Geoscience Australia |date=March 2004}}</ref>
| maxtemp = 22.4
| mintemp = 12.3
| rainfall = 543.9
}}
[[File:Flag of Adelaide.svg|thumb|250px|Flag of Adelaide]]
[[File:Escudo de Adelaida.png|thumb|200px|Coat of arms of Adelaide]]
'''Adelaide''' is a city in [[Australia]]. It is the [[capital (city)|capital city]] of the [[state]] of [[South Australia]], and it has an approximate population of 1.2 million people.

It is the fifth biggest city in Australia, behind [[Sydney]], [[Melbourne]], [[Brisbane]] and [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. Adelaide was founded in 1836 by Colonel [[William Light]], who named it after [[Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen|Queen Adelaide]].

Adelaide is near the [[Southern Ocean]] and is north of the [[Fleurieu Peninsula]]. It has a river going through it called the [[River Torrens]]. Many festivals are held there. Adelaide has a hot-summer and cool-wet-winter [[Mediterranean climate]]. Grapes for [[wine]] production are grown in the [[Barossa Valley]] about 50 [[kilometre]]s (30 [[mile]]s) northeast of Adelaide, in the McLaren Vale about 30 [[kilometre]]s south of Adelaide and parts of the Mt Lofty Ranges to the east.

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category-inline}}
* [http://www.adelaideairport.com.au/ Adelaide Airport]

[[Category:1836 establishments]]
[[Category:Adelaide| ]]
[[Category:1830s establishments in Australia]]

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Adelaide

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Adelaide

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