host country/ city

On this page I want to give you some informations about my host country AUSTRALIA, my host city ADELAIDE and for the Rotary people of you also about my HOST DISTRICT.

• Capital: Canberra
• Largest city: Sydney
• National language: English
• Area: 7,692,024 km²
• Population: 2014 estimate 23,442,761
• Density: 2.8/km²
• Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)
• Time zone: UTC+8 to +10.5
  (Summer UTC+8 to +11.5
• Drives on the left
• Calling code +61
• nick names: aussie, straya, down under...
• The national anthem: Advanced Australia fair!

My host city is ADELAIDE which is in South Australia. 

I put you a google maps picture right here (I hope it works..) 

and below it I'll write some information about Adelaide.

 

• Population: 1,225,235 (2011)
• Density: 659/km²
• Established: 28 December 1836
• Area: 1,826.9 km²
• Time zone: ACST UTC +9:30
  (Summer UTC +10:30)

mean max temp	Mean min temp	Annual rainfall
22.1 °C 72 °F	12.1 °C 54 °F	545.3 mm 21.5 in

                                            my HOST DISTRICT is D 9520:

                                                 (the yellow marked area )

                         I did insert you the text and pictures of the district's website below

D 9520 covers parts of four Australian states – South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. It’s about 1,300 kilometres long and 400 Kilometres wide. There about 1,400 Rotarians in 53 Clubs. The main population centre is Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. 

The District stretches from the south coast of South Australia, through the southern half of the metropolitan area of Adelaide, the Fleurieu Peninsula, the Lower Murray, the Riverland area of South Australia to the Sunraysia district of Victoria on to Wentworth and Broken Hill, in New South Wales, and into the south-west corner of Queensland. 

Throughout the district there is a wide variety of primary industries - grain, cattle, sheep, fruit, vegetables and nuts. Fruit production includes high quality citrus, stone fruits and grapes. Excellent wines are produced in the Adelaide Hills, the Southern Vales (south of Adelaide), in the Riverland and in Sunraysia. In recent years wineries in the District have made a major contribution to a dramatic increase in Australia’s wine exports. 

There is some light industry in country towns, but most manufacturing, finance and business is centred in and around Adelaide, including two major motor vehicle plants. Roxby Downs and Broken Hill are major mining centres and in the Far North of South Australia there are oil and gas fields. Natural gas is supplied to Adelaide and Sydney. 

Tourism plays an important part in the economy of the area. Adelaide has its internationally-renowned Christmas Pageant and the biennial Festival of Arts. The Fleurieu Peninsula, the Riverland, Sunraysia and Broken Hill all have their own individual tourist attractions.