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City in Western Australia
Perth ((listen) PURTH) is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia (WA). It is named after the city of Perth, Scotland, and is Australia's fourth largest city, with a population of 2.14 million live in the Greater Perth. Perth is a part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of the metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain, the area of land between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp. The first areas settled were on the Swan River in Guildford, the city's central business district and port (Fremantle) both later founded downstream. Captain James Stirling founded Perth in 1829 as the administrative center of the Swan River Colony. It received city rights (currently, will be in the smaller city of Perth) in 1856 and was promoted to the status of Lord Mayorality 1929. The city inherited its name because of the influence of Sir George Murray, the then Member of Parliament for Perthshire and the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. The city's population increased dramatically as a result of Western Australian gold rush in the late 19th century. During Australia's involvement in World War II, Fremantle served as a base for submarines operating in the Pacific theater and a US Navy Catalina flying boat fleet based on Matilda Bay. An influx of immigrants after the war, mostly from Britain, Italy, Greece and Yugoslavia led to a rapid population growth. This was followed by a rebound in economic activity that flows from several mining booms in the late 20th and early 21st century saw Perth is the regional headquarters for several major mining. As part of Perth's role as the capital of Western Australia, the state parliament and the Supreme Court is in the city, which is the Government House, the residence of the Governor of Western Australia. Perth came seventh in the Economist Intelligence Unit's August 2016 list of the world's most liveable cities and classified by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network in 2010 as a beta world city. It hosted the 1962 Commonwealth Games. Perth is divided into 30 local government areas and 250 suburbs, ranging from two blocks north of Singleton in the south and east inland to the lakes. Outside the main CBD major population centers in Perth include Armadale, Fremantle, Joondalup, Midland and Rockingham. Most of them were originally established as separate settlements and retained a distinct identity after subsumed in the wider metropolitan area. Mandurah, Western Australia's second largest city, has in recent years formed a conurbation of Perth along the coast, but for most purposes, it is still considered a separate city. .... Learn more at Wikipedia
Perth is served by Perth Airport in the city's eastern regional, national and international flights and Jandakot Airport in the city's southern suburbs for general aviation and charter. Perth has a road network with three freeways and nine metropolitan highways. The Northbridge tunnel, part of the Graham Farmer Freeway is the only significant road tunnel in Perth. Perth metropolitan public transport, including trains, buses and ferries, provided by Trans Perth, with links to rural areas provided by Transwa. There are 70 railway stations and 15 bus stations in the metropolitan area. Perth has a zero-fare bus and train trips around the city center ( "Free Transit Zone"), including four high-frequency CAT bus routes. The Indian Pacific passenger rail service connects Perth to Adelaide and Sydney once a week in each direction. The Prospector passenger rail service connects Perth with Kalgoorlie via several wheatbelt cities, while Australind connects to Bunbury and Avon Link connects to Northam. Freight transportation ends at the Kewdale Rail Terminal, 15 km (9 mi) southeast of the city center. Perth main container and passenger port is Fremantle, 19 km (12 mi) southwest of the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle outer harbor at Cockburn Sound is one of Australia's largest bulk cargo port.
| Name | Perth |
|---|---|
| Long Name | Perth, WA, Australia |
| Region | Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Map | Open Map |
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