1. Darwin
● Darwin is the capital city
of the Northern Territory.
More than 100 000
people live in the city.
The city covers an area
of 1660 square
kilometres and is built
around Darwin Harbour
in the Beagle Gulf on the
Timor Sea.

2. Status and flag
● Darwin is the capital city of
the Northern Territory.The
first people to live in the
area were the Aboriginal
people.
● European settlement
began in 1860s and at first
the different groups got on
well and sometimes the
Aborigines worked for
Europeans.
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3. Historical Background
● The first people to live in the area
were the Aboriginal people. They had
occupied the land for thousands of
years before European settlers
arrived. The Larrakia people lived on
the land in the Darwin area. They lived
by hunting and fishing.
European settlement began in 1860s
and at first the different groups got on
well and sometimes the Aborigines
worked for Europeans. However as
more and more Europeans arrived the
Aboriginal camps were destroyed the
Aboriginal people were moved away
from the town.
The city was officially named in 1839
after Charles Darwin, an explorer,
naturalist (he studied plants and
animals) and writer.

4. Transports
● In Darwin , it's possible to
use taxis , planes , buses ,
subway, metro or train.
● In Darwin lots of people use
the bicycle.

5. Climate● The weather in Darwin is
tropical, which means it is hot
and wet. There are just two
seasons, the 'wet' from
November to March and the 'dry'
from April to November.
● During the wet season strong
winds called monsoons bring
heavy rain and the weather is
humid. Average temperatures
are from 24C to 32C.
● During the dry season the
weather is warm and dry with
temperatures ranging from 19C
to 30C.

6. Types of population
● The population is
multi-cultural with
people of more than
40 different
nationalities living
together with the
Australian Aborigines
and Australian born
people.

7. Monuments Darwin
● Christ Church (cathedral)
● The Governement house
● The indow pacific navy &
australian pearling
exhibition
● Fannie Bay
● The Museum and art
gallery

8. Activities
● It's possible to do lots of
activities in Darwin :
-Leanyer Recreation Park
-Australian Aviation Heritage
Centre
-Mindil Beach
-Crocosaurus Cove
-Darwin Botanic Gardens
-Indo Pacific Marine

9. Events
● Darwin is known for lots
of events :
-the Darwin festival
- The first may
- The horse racing
-The darwin cup
-The Saint Patrick
Céleste & Carla

10. Events
● Darwin is known for lots
of events :
-the Darwin festival
- The first may
- The horse racing
-The darwin cup
-The Saint Patrick
Céleste & Carla