Civic
Canberra's downtown area, Civic is what is now Walter Burley Griffin's design for a Civic Centre. Established in 1927, this is Canberra's central business district and one of its oldest centres, surrounded by the rest of North Canberra, Acton and Lake Burley Griffin.Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Embassy of Ukraine
Government office
Photo: Hawkeye7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Embassy of Ukraine in Australia is the diplomatic mission of Ukraine in Australia, located in Canberra.
Canberra Theatre Centre
Theatre building
Photo: Peter Ellis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canberra Theatre Centre, also known as the Canberra Theatre, is the Australian Capital Territory’s…
Australian Academy of Science
School
The Australian Academy of Science was founded in 1954 by a group of distinguished Australians, including Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London.
Localities in the Area
Acton
Acton is a small affluent suburb west of Civic and is Canberra's university district, mostly taken up by the Australian National University.
North Canberra
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Memorials, military sites, and parks all characterise North Canberra, a district comprised of several neighbourhoods in the District of Canberra Central.
Parliamentary Triangle
Neighbourhood
The National Triangle, which is referred to as the Parliamentary Triangle, is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most significant buildings.
Civic
- Type: Suburb with 4,840 residents
- Description: city centre of Canberra, Australia
- Categories: central business district and locality
- Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.28127° or 35° 16' 53" southLongitude
149.12919° or 149° 7' 45" eastPopulation
4,840Open Location Code
4RPFP49H+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 4577053693OpenStreetMap Feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q4421073Civic Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Chinese: 喜美
- Chinese: 坎培拉市中心
- Chinese: 堪培拉市中心
- English: Canberra
- English: Canberra City
- English: City, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- English: City, Australian Capital Territory
- English: City
- English: City Centre
- English: Civic, Australian Capital Territory
- English: Civic Centre
- French: Civic
- Irish: City
- Persian: سیویک، قلمرو پایتختی استرالیا
- Russian: Сити (Канберра)
- Russian: Сити
- Spanish: Civic
Other Places Named Civic
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Civic. Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.