Illawarra
Wedged between beach and mountains, the Illawarra is a coastal region in the state of New South Wales. This chain of laidback beach towns, anchored by the city of Wollongong, has lots of outdoor recreation and a quieter pace of life than nearby Sydney.
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Kiama
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Kiama is the beachside city in the Illawarra region, south of Wollongong.
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Illawarra
- Region with 409,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 7 metres (23 feet)
- Description: region in New South Wales, Australia
- Location
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Latitude of center
-34.5488° or 34° 32′ 56″ south
Longitude of center
150.866° or 150° 51′ 58″ east
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Illawarra” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إيلاوارا”
- Catalan: “Illawarra”
- Chinese: “伊拉瓦拉”
- Chinese: “伊拉瓦拉地区”
- Dutch: “Illawarra”
- Esperanto: “Illawarra”
- French: “Illawarra”
- Galician: “Illawarra”
- German: “Illawarra”
- Japanese: “イラワラ”
- Nauru: “Illawarra”
- Persian: “ایلاوارا”
- Portuguese: “Illawarra”
- Spanish: “Illawarra”
- Turkish: “Illawarra”
- Urdu: “ایلاوارا”
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