Type: | suburb |
Charles Darwin | |
City: | Darwin |
State: | nt |
Alternative Location Map: | Australia Darwin |
Coordinates: | -12.4353°N 130.8731°W |
Lga: | City of Darwin |
Lga2: | Northern Territory Rates Act Area[1] |
Postcode: | 0820 |
Pop: | 0 |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 12 |
Stategov: | Fong Lim |
Fedgov: | Solomon |
Near-Nw: | Winnellie |
Near-N: | Winnellie |
Near-Ne: | Winnellie |
Near-E: | Hidden Valley |
Near-Se: | East Arm |
Near-S: | Darwin Harbour East Arm |
Near-Sw: | Darwin City |
Near-W: | Bayview Darwin City |
Near: | Charles Darwin |
Footnotes: | Adjoining suburbs[2] [3] |
Charles Darwin is an eastern suburb in the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[4]
The suburb is named after Charles Darwin National Park, named after Charles Darwin, which is located within the suburb.[5] The suburb was to be developed as a residential and commercial area but was preserved in April 1997 with the creation of Charles Darwin National Park.[6]