Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory, known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938, is an internal territory of Australia. , the capital city of Australia, is situated within the territory and is the territory's primate city.
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  • Locality with about 482,000 residents
  • …is abbreviated as “ACT”
  • Description: federal governing territory of Australia, containing the capital city, Canberra
  • Also known as
    “ACT”
    “ACT-AU”
    “ACT, Australia”
    “AU-ACT”
    “Australia Capital Territory”
    “Australian Capital Territory (Canberra)”
    “Australian Capital Territory, Australia”
    “Canberra”
    “Capital Territory of Australia”
    “Commonwealth Territory”
    “Federal Capital Territory”
    “NSW-CT”
    “The Australian Capital Territory”
    “Yass-Canberra”
  • Neighbors:
  • Categories
    mainland territory of Australia
    territory of Australia
    enclave
  • Location
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Latitude
-35.4884° or 35° 29′ 18″ south
Longitude
149.0027° or 149° 0′ 10″ east
Open location code
4RPFG263+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 25842885
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­territory
Geo­Names ID
2177478
Wiki­data ID
Q3258

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Australian Capital Territory” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Australiese Hoofstadgebied”
  • Albanian: “Territori i Kryeqytetit Australian”
  • Amharic: “የአውስትራሊያ ሃገር መንግሥት ግዛት”
  • Arabic: “إقليم العاصمة الأسترالية”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة العاصمة الأسترالية”
  • Aragonese: “Territorio d’a Capital Australiana”
  • Armenian: “Ավստրալիական մայրաքաղաքային տարածք”
  • Asturian: “Territoriu de la Capital Australiana”
  • Azerbaijani: “Avstraliya Paytaxt Ərazisi”
  • Balinese: “Wawengkon Ibu Kota Ostrali”
  • Basque: “Australiako Hiriburuaren Lurraldea”
  • Belarusian: “Аўстралійская сталічная тэрыторыя”
  • Bengali: “অস্ট্রেলীয় রাজধানী অঞ্চল”
  • Betawi: “Wilayah Ibu Negeri Ostrali”
  • Bosnian: “Teritorija australijskog glavnog grada”
  • Bosnian: “Teritorija australskog glavnog grada”
  • Breton: “Tiriad Kêr-benn Aostralia”
  • Bulgarian: “Австралийска столична територия”
  • Catalan: “Territori de la Capital Australiana”
  • Cebuano: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Central Kurdish: “ناوچەی پایتەختی ئوسترالیا”
  • Cherokee: “ᎡᎳᏗᏜ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗ ᎿᎾ ᎨᏒ”
  • Chinese: “澳大利亚首都特区”
  • Chinese: “澳大利亚首都领地”
  • Chinese: “澳大利亞首都特區”
  • Chinese: “澳洲首都地區”
  • Chinese: “澳洲首都領地”
  • Chinese: “首都领地”
  • Croatian: “Teritorij australskog glavnog grada”
  • Czech: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Czech: “Teritorium australského hlavního města”
  • Czech: “Teritorium hlavního města Austrálie”
  • Czech: “Teritorium hlavního města”
  • Danish: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Warey paytextê Australya”
  • Dutch: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Dutch: “Australisch Hoofdstedelijk Territorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقاطعه العاصمه الاستراليه”
  • Esperanto: “AĈT”
  • Esperanto: “Aŭstralia Ĉefurba Teritorio”
  • Estonian: “Austraalia pealinna ala”
  • Fiji Hindi: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Finnish: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Finnish: “Australian pääkaupunkiterritorio”
  • French: “Territoire de la capitale australienne”
  • Galician: “Territorio da Capital Australiana”
  • Georgian: “ფედერალური ტერიტორია”
  • German: “AU-ACT”
  • German: “AU-CT”
  • German: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • German: “Australisches Hauptstadtterritorium”
  • German: “Capital Territory”
  • Greek: “Επικράτεια Αυστραλιανής Πρωτεύουσας”
  • Gujarati: “ઓસ્ટ્રેલિયન કેપિટલ ટેરિટરી”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Au-chû Sú-tû Liâng-thi”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Àu-thai-li-â Sú-tû Liâng-thi”
  • Hausa: “Yankin Babbar Gida na Australia”
  • Hawaiian: “Kelikoli Kapikala ‘o ‘Aukekulelia”
  • Hebrew: “טריטוריית הבירה האוסטרלית, אוסטרליה”
  • Hebrew: “טריטוריית הבירה האוסטרלית”
  • Hebrew: “שטח הבירה האוסטרלית”
  • Hindi: “ऑस्ट्रेलियाई राजधानी क्षेत्र”
  • Hungarian: “Ausztáliai fővárosi terület”
  • Hungarian: “Ausztráliai fővárosi terület”
  • Icelandic: “Höfuðborgarsvæði Ástralíu”
  • Indonesian: “ACT”
  • Indonesian: “Wilayah Ibu Kota Australia”
  • Irish: “Críoch Phríomhchathair na hAstráile”
  • Italian: “Territorio della Capitale Australiana”
  • Japanese: “ACT”
  • Japanese: “オーストラリア首都特別地域”
  • Javanese: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Kannada: “ಆಸ್ಟ್ರೇಲಿಯನ್ ಕ್ಯಾಪಿಟಲ್ ಟೆರಿಟರಿ”
  • Kazakh: “Австралияның Бас Қала Территориясы”
  • Kirghiz: “Австралиянын борбордук аймагы”
  • Kirghiz: “Австралиянын Борбору Территориясы”
  • Korean: “오스트레일리아 수도 준주”
  • Latin: “Territorium Capitale Australianum”
  • Latvian: “Austrālijas galvaspilsētas teritorija”
  • Ligurian: “Tæritöio da-a Capitâ Australiæn”
  • Ligurian: “Teritöio da Capitâ Australian-a”
  • Lithuanian: “Australijos sostinės teritorija”
  • Luxembourgish: “Australeschen Haaptstadterritoire”
  • Macedonian: “Австралиска престолнинска територија”
  • Magahi: “आस्ट्रेलीय राजधानी क्षेत्र”
  • Malay: “Wilayah Ibu Negara Australia”
  • Maltese: “Territorju Ta‘ Kapital Awstraljan”
  • Manx: “Thalloo Preeu-valjagh ny h-Austrail”
  • Manx: “Thalloo Preeu-valjagh yn Austrail”
  • Maori: “Rohe Matua o Ahitereiria”
  • Marathi: “ऑस्ट्रेलियन कॅपिटल टेरिटोरी”
  • Marathi: “ऑस्ट्रेलियन राजधानी क्षेत्र”
  • Mazanderani: “استرالیای نیشتگاهی سامون”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Ó̤-ciŭ Siū-dŭ Dĕk-kṳ̆”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Australia Siú-to͘ Te̍k-pia̍t-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ò-chiu Siú-to͘ Te̍k-pia̍t-khu”
  • Minangkabau: “Wilayah Ibu Kota Australia”
  • Mingrelian: “ავსტრალიაშ ნანანოღაშ ტერიტორია”
  • Moksha: “Австралиянь пряошнень территориясь”
  • Mongolian: “Австралийн Нийслэлийн Нутаг Дэвсгэр”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “لأرض دلعاصيمة دؤسطراليا”
  • Nepali: “अस्ट्रेलियन राजधानी क्षेत्र”
  • Nepali: “अस्ट्रेलियाली राजधानी क्षेत्र”
  • Northern Frisian: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Norwegian: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Territòri de la capitala australiana”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Australisc Hēafodburg Landscipe”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Australisc Hēafodbyrig Landscipe”
  • Oromo: “Turunga Magaalaa Guummaa Australia”
  • Pampanga: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Panjabi: “ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆਈ ਰਾਜਧਾਨੀ ਰਾਜਖੇਤਰ”
  • Persian: “قلمرو پایتختی استرالیا”
  • Piemontese: “Teritòri dla Capital Australian-a”
  • Pitcairn-Norfolk: “Ostrielyan Kapitel Teritrii”
  • Polish: “Australijskie Terytorium Stołeczne”
  • Portuguese: “Território da Capital Australiana”
  • Portuguese: “Território da Capital da Austrália”
  • Pushto: “د آسترالیا پلازمينه سيمه”
  • Pushto: “د اسټرالیا مرکزي سیمه”
  • Romanian: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Romanian: “Teritoriul Capitalei Australiene”
  • Romansh: “Territori da la chapitala australiana”
  • Russian: “Австралийская столичная территория”
  • Russian: “Территория столицы Австралии”
  • Samoan: “Teritori Tupe Faavae a Ausetalia”
  • Sardinian: “Territòriu de sa Capitale Australiana”
  • Scots: “Australian Caipital Territory”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Ranntair Ceanna-bhaile Astràilia”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Ranntair Ceanna-bhaile Astràiliach”
  • Serbian: “Аустралијска престоничка територија”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Teritorija glavnog grada Australije”
  • Sicilian: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Sindhi: “آسٽريليا جو گاديءَ وارو خطو”
  • Sindhi: “آسٽريليا راڄڌاني علائقو”
  • Sinhala: “ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු අගනුවර ප්‍රදේශය”
  • Sinhala: “ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු ප්‍රධාන කලාපය”
  • Slovak: “Teritórium austrálskeho hlavného mesta”
  • Slovak: “Teritórium hlavného mesta Austrálie”
  • Slovenian: “ACT”
  • Slovenian: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Slovenian: “Avstralski glavni teritorij”
  • Slovenian: “Avstralsko glavno ozemlje”
  • Somali: “Gobolka Caasimad Australia”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اوسترالیا باشکند بؤلگه‌سی”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اوستورالیا باشکند بؤلگه‌سی”
  • Spanish: “Territorio de la Capital Australiana”
  • Swahili: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Swedish: “ACT”
  • Swedish: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Tajik: “Худудҳои Пойтахти Австралия”
  • Tamil: “ஆத்திரேலியத் தலைநகர ஆட்புலம்”
  • Tamil: “ஆத்திரேலியத் தலைநகர ஆள்புலம்”
  • Tamil: “ஆஸ்திரேலியான் கேப்பிடல் டெரிடாரி”
  • Tatar: “Австралиянең Баш Шәһәр Территориясы”
  • Telugu: “ఆస్ట్రేలియన్ క్యాపిటల్ టెరిటరీ”
  • Thai: “ออสเตรเลียนแคพิทอลเทร์ริทอรี”
  • Tok Pisin: “Kapitol Teritori bilong Ostrelia”
  • Tonga (Tonga Islands): “Vahefonua Kolomuʻa ʻo ʻAositelēlia”
  • Turkish: “AU-ACT”
  • Turkish: “AU-CT”
  • Turkish: “Australian Capital Territory”
  • Turkish: “Avustralya Başkent Bölgesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Австралійська столична територія”
  • Urdu: “آسٹریلوی دار الحکومت علاقہ”
  • Urdu: “آسٹریلوی دارالحکومت ریجن”
  • Uzbek: “Avstraliya poytaxt hududi”
  • Uzbek: “Avstraliya Poytaxtining Hududlari”
  • Vietnamese: “Lãnh thổ Thủ đô Úc”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Teritoryo nga Kapital han Australya”
  • Welsh: “Tiriogaeth Prifddinas Awstralia”
  • Western Frisian: “Australysk Haadstedsk Territoarium”
  • Wu Chinese: “澳大利亚首都领地”
  • Yue Chinese: “澳洲首都地區”
  • Yue Chinese: “澳洲首都領地”
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