Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin (Laragia: Garramilla) is the territorial capital of the Northern Territory in Australia. The city has about 147,000 people living there.^[8] The city is named after Charles Darwin.^[9] A member of the crew of the ship that started a port there in 1839 named it Port Darwin in honour of Darwin, who had sailed on that same ship earlier.^[10]

Darwin Garramilla Northern Territory
The Darwin skyline seen from Bayview in 2015
Coat of arms
Darwin Location in Australia
Coordinates	12°26′17″S 130°50′28″E
Population	139,902 (2021)[1] (17th)
• Density	44.2196/km2 (114.5283/sq mi)
Established	1869
Area	3,163.8 km2 (1,221.6 sq mi)[2] (2011 urban)
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
Location	2,616 km (1,626 mi) from Adelaide[3] 2,652 km (1,648 mi) from Perth[4] 2,846 km (1,768 mi) from Brisbane[5] 3,127 km (1,943 mi) from Canberra[6] 1,679 km (1,043 mi) from Cairns[7]
LGA(s)	Darwin, Palmerston, Litchfield
County	Palmerston County
Territory electorate(s)	Port Darwin (and 14 others)
Federal division(s)	Solomon, Lingiari
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 32.2 °C 90 °F 23.4 °C 74 °F 1,811.7 mm 71.3 in

Most of Darwin has been built since 1974, when Cyclone Tracy ripped through and destroyed the city. Since then, the city has recovered. It is a very important port, because it is on the coast closest to Indonesia and the rest of Asia. Darwin also has a large military base.

Darwin also has many Indigenous Australians living in the city, about 9.7% of the people.^[8] This is more than any other state capital in Australia.