| New South Wales ((in)New South Wales) | |
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| Cape Byron Lighthouse | |
| Information | |
| Country |  Australia |
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| Capital city | Sydney |
| Sea | Tasman |
| Minimum altitude | 0 m |
| Maximum altitude | 2 228 m (mount Kosciuszko) |
| Area | 809 444 km² |
| Population | 8 089 526 hab. (2018) |
| Density | 9,99 inhab./km² |
| Spindle | UTC 10 |
| Location | |
 33 ° 20 ′ 46 ″ S 147 ° 4 ′ 1 ″ E | |
| Official site | |
| Touristic site | |
The New South Wales is a state Australian located in the South-East of the country.
Understand
As the main territory of the first British colony on the continent Australian Settled in 1788, New South Wales includes the largest and oldest city in the country: Sydney, which is also the capital of this state. In the south-east of the state is also the capital of the country: Canberra. Three other Australian states border New South Wales: the State of Victoria to the south, theSouth Australia to the west and the Queensland North.
Story
Land of aboriginal tribes for thousands of years, New South Wales was not settled by the Europeans that at the beginning of XIXe century. Colonization of inland lands was first prevented by the Blue Mountains. Sydney was established in 1788, but settlers did not cross the mountains until 1813 and the first town inland was not founded until 1815. It was Bathurst.
Geography
New South Wales is the most populous state inAustralia. Most of the population is concentrated in Sydney which groups 4.2 million inhabitants on 6.7 million in the state of New South Wales. The other major cities in the state are Newcastle and Wollongong. Although the cultural sites are mostly concentrated in Sydney and the surrounding area, most of the most beautiful natural sites are located outside the city of Sydney.
Regions
 Regions of New South Wales |
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Cities
- 1 Newcastle – Second largest city in the state, coastal and industrial town in the valley of Hunter.
- 2 Sydney – State capital and largest city in the country.
- 3 Wollongong – In the region ofIllawarra, natural beauty and heavy industry come together here.
Other destinations
To go
By plane
Most air travelers will arrive at Sydney which has the largest international airport in New South Wales: Kingsford-Smith International Airport.
Some domestic flights arrive at the airport of Newcastle.
Circulate
By plane
Although most cities in New South Wales are within a day's drive of Sydney, there are a number of flights between cities in the state. The companies allowing these trips are:
- Qantas
- Regional express
By car
As this is a former British colony, driving is on the left side of the road and the steering wheel is on the right in vehicles. The speeds and distances are expressed according to the metric system.
Most enforced speed limits within the state:
- route: 110 km / h - 100 km / h
- city : 50 km / h
New South Wales has an excellent road network crisscrossing its entire territory, highways are more or less present along the Pacific coast and around Sydney.
The service stations are well distributed across the state, their frequency drops sharply when you go to the desert regions (Outback and Bush ...) where you can drive more than 100 kilometers without encountering one.
