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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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 include Palmer Trigonometrical Station and Gungahlin Enclosed Oval.
Palmer Trigonometrical Station
Historic site
Photo: Mark rattigan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palmer Trigonometrical Station is a historic site.
Gungahlin Enclosed Oval
Recreation area
Photo: Mark rattigan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gungahlin Enclosed Oval is a multi-use stadium located in the north Canberra region of Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory. It is the home ground for Gungahlin United, Gungahlin Jets, Gungahlin Bulls and Gungahlin Eagles.
Gungahlin Place
Railway station
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 au.
Gungahlin Place is a transport interchange in Gungahlin Town Centre. It is the northern terminus of the Canberra Metro R1 Civic to Gungahlin line and is an important connection point between light rail and bus transport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gungahlin and Taylor.
Gungahlin
Photo: Maxim75, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gungahlin is Canberra's northernmost district. Many travellers visit the district for the Gold Creek Village, a family-friendly "village", holding nearly all of Gungahlin's important tourist attractions.
Taylor
Suburb
Photo: Chrisfromcanberra, Public domain.
Taylor is a suburb in Gungahlin, Canberra, Australia. Development of the suburb began in 2017. It is named after magazine publisher Florence Mary Taylor, who was editor of and writer for several Australian building industry journals including the influential Building magazine. Taylor is situated 3 km northwest of Amaroo.
Hall
Photo: Sheba Also 43,000 photos, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Have you ever wondered whether there were any settlements in the Australian Capital Territory before it was established? Hall is one of the last few remnants of what was New South Wales bushland before the capital was established.
Amaroo
- Category: locality
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.16959° or 35° 10′ 11″ southLongitude
149.12802° or 149° 7′ 41″ eastPopulation
5,630Elevation
625 metres (2,051 feet)Open location code
4RPFR4JH+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 255242551OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8349331Wikidata ID
Q4740326
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“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”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Corringle Close Neighbourhood Playground and Bywaters Street Neighbourhood Playground.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Amaroo”. Photo: Kyle Taylor, CC BY 2.0.