Melbourne Australia

Melbourne Australia

Melbourne is a city located in Australia. It it the most populated city in the Australian state of Victoria. It was founded by free settlers from the British Crown colony on Van Diemen’s land on August 30 1835. Melbourne has a residential population of 128,963 and is expected to grow to 143,123 in 2 years. The city of Melbourne municipality is located at latitude 37 degrees 49 minutes south and longitude 144 degrees 58 minutes east on the south-east edge of Australia. The official language is English, but more than 100 languages are spoken by the city’s residents. On an average day around 909,000 people use the city, and each year Melbourne hosts over a million international visitors. Melbourne is known for its unpredictable weather and it’s often possible to experience “four seasons in one day.” Melbourne was the capital city of Australia for 26 years, between 1901 and 1927. Melbourne is home to the highest Italian and Greek populations in the world outside of their own countries. The highest temperature ever recorded was 46,4 degrees Celsius and the lowest was -2.8 degrees Celsius.

I selected this place because I have close to a dozen friends who live in Australia, and Melbourne just came to mind because of its popularity.