Hughes
Hughes is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The area of the suburb is 1.81 km2.- Type: Suburb with 2,900 residents
- Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
- Also known as: “Hughes, Australian Capital Territory” and “Hughes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Royal Australian Mint and Eddison Park.
Royal Australian Mint
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Australian Mint is the national mint of Australia, and the primary production facility for the country’s circulating coins. The mint is a Commonwealth Government entity operating within the portfolio of the Treasury, and is situated in the Australian capital city of Canberra, in the suburb of Deakin.
Canberra Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Politas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canberra Hospital is a public hospital located in Garran, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. It is the largest district general hospital in the region with 672 beds catering to a population of about 550,000.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden and Manuka.
Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden are three districts of Canberra just west and southwest of Acton and South Canberra. They are just on the edge of Country ACT home to the National Arboretum, some of the most impressive greenery one could find in Canberra.
Manuka
Neighborhood
Manuka is an area in the Inner South district of Canberra, Australia, covering parts of the suburbs of Griffith and Forrest. Manuka Shops, Manuka Oval, Manuka Swimming Pool, and Manuka Circle take their name from the park in the area. Manuka is situated 3½ km east of Hughes.
South Canberra
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
If it's your first time in Canberra and you're time limited to only exploring one part of Canberra, it has to be South Canberra. Sometimes referred to as the inner south, South Canberra houses some of Canberra's most important landmarks: Parliament House, and…
Hughes
- Category: locality
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.33263° or 35° 19′ 58″ southLongitude
149.09494° or 149° 5′ 42″ eastPopulation
2,900Elevation
596 metres (1,955 feet)Open location code
4RPFM38V+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 318859866OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8349446Wikidata ID
Q280549
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Hughes” goes by many names.
- French: “Hughes”
- Hungarian: “Hughes”
- Irish: “Hughes”
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