Parkes

Parkes is an suburb of the Canberra Central district of , located within the of . Located southeast of the Canberra central business district, Parkes contains the and many of the national monuments of Australia's capital city.
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  • Type: Suburb with 4 residents
  • Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
  • Also known as: “Parkes, Australian Capital Territory” and “Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia”
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights: National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia.

Library
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , formerly the…

Arts center
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The , formerly the…

Arts center
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known as the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parliamentary Triangle and Russell Offices.

Neighborhood
Photo: Fir0002, GFDL.
The National Triangle, also known as the Parliamentary…

Neighborhood
Photo: Nick Dowling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also referred to as Russell…

Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canberra's downtown area, is what is now Walter Burley Griffin's design for a Centre.

Parkes

Latitude
-35.29592° or 35° 17′ 45″ south
Longitude
149.13516° or 149° 8′ 7″ east
Population
4
Elevation
576 metres (1,890 feet)
Open location code
4RPFP43P+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 895545228
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8555700
Wiki­data ID
Q532974
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Parkes” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “帕克斯”
  • French: “Parkes”
  • Hungarian: “Parkes”
  • Irish: “Parkes”
  • Japanese: “パークス”
  • Persian: “پارکس، قلمرو پایتختی استرالیا”
  • Persian: “پارکس”
  • Russian: “Паркс”
  • Slovenian: “Parkes”
  • Urdu: “پارکس، آسٹریلوی دارالحکومت علاقہ”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Central Basin and Gallipoli Reach.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Canberra Contemporary Arts Space and High Court of Australia.

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