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About the Canberra Region Region

Canberra is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Australia and the nation’s largest inland city. It is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory, 280 km south-west of Sydney, and 650 km north-east of Melbourne.

The site of Canberra was selected for the location of the nation's capital in 1908 as a compromise between age-old rivals Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's two largest cities.

It is unusual among Australian cities, being an entirely purpose-built, planned city. Following an international contest for the city's design, a design by the Chicago architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin was selected and construction commenced in 1913. The city's design was heavily influenced by the garden city movement and incorporates significant areas of natural vegetation that have earned Canberra the title ''bush capital''. Although the growth and development of Canberra were hindered by the World Wars and the Great Depression, it emerged as a thriving city after World War II.

As the seat of the Federal Government, Canberra is the site of Parliament House, the High Court of Australia, and numerous government departments and agencies. It is also home to many national monuments and institutions, such as the Australian War Memorial, the National Gallery of Australia, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Library of Australia, the National Archives of Australia, and the National Museum of Australia.

Many Commonwealth Government buildings in Canberra are open to the public, including Parliament House, the High Court and the Royal Australian Mint. Lake Burley Griffin is the site of the Captain Cook Memorial and the National Carillon. Other sites of interest include the Telstra Tower and the Australian National Botanic Gardens on Black Mountain, the National Zoo and Aquarium on Scrivener Dam, the National Dinosaur Museum and Questacon – the National Science and Technology Centre.

List of Towns in the Canberra Region Region

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ACTON | BELCONNEN | BRADDON | BYWONG | CAMPBELL | CANBERRA | DEAKIN | DICKSON | FORREST | GRIFFITH | GUNGAHLIN | HALL | KINGSTON | MACGREGOR | MANUKA | NARRABUNDAH | O'CONNOR | TURNER | WATSON | WODEN

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