Amaroo
Amaroo is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Gungahlin and was gazetted on 18 October 1991. Amaroo means 'a beautiful place' in Nyoongar. Place names in Amaroo such as Shoalhaven Avenue are named after Australian rivers and lakes.- Type: Suburb with 5,630 residents
- Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
- Also known as: “Amaroo, Australian Capital Territory” and “Amaroo, Australian Capital Territory, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Palmer Trigonometrical Station and Gungahlin Enclosed Oval.
Gungahlin Place
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gungahlin and Taylor.
Taylor
Suburb
Photo: Chrisfromcanberra, Public domain.
Amaroo
- Category: locality
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.16959° or 35° 10′ 11″ south
Longitude
149.12802° or 149° 7′ 41″ east
Population
5,630
Elevation
625 metres (2,051 feet)
Open location code
4RPFR4JH+56
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Amaroo” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿马鲁 (澳大利亚首都特区)”
- Chinese: “阿马鲁”
- French: “Amaroo”
- Irish: “Amaroo”
- Russian: “Амару”
- Urdu: “امارو، آسٹریلوی دار الحکومت علاقہ”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Gungahlin and Ngunnawal.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Corringle Close Neighbourhood Playground and Bywaters Street Neighbourhood Playground.
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