Adelaide

Adelaide
*Tarndanya*
South Australia
Adelaide; TarndanyaSouth Australia
	From top to bottom: A view of the Adelaide plains looking South towards the Adelaide Hills.; The Torrens River at night with the Torrens river footbridge illuminated.; Adelaide Oval during a cricket match with the Adelaide Oval scoreboard to the left and St Peter's Cathedral to the right.; Henley Beach, one of the beaches along the Adelaide coastline of the Gulf St Vincent, with the Henley Beach Jetty in the background.;
	Adelaide
Coordinates	34°55′44.4″S 138°36′3.6″E / 34.929000°S 138.601000°E
Population	1,324,279 (2016) (5th)
• Density	406.507/km2 (1,052.85/sq mi) (2011)
Established	28 December 1836
Area	3,257.7 km2 (1,257.8 sq mi)
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
Location	654 km (406 mi) NW of Melbourne ; 958 km (595 mi) West of Canberra ; 1,161 km (721 mi) West of Sydney ; 1,600 km (994 mi) SW of Brisbane ; 2,130 km (1,324 mi) East of Perth ;

Adelaide (Kaurna: Tarndanya) is a city in Australia. It is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and it has an approximate population of 1.2 million people.

It is the fifth biggest city in Australia, behind Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Adelaide was founded in 1836 by Colonel William Light, who named it after Queen Adelaide.

Adelaide is near the Southern Ocean and is north of the Fleurieu Peninsula. It has a river going through it called the River Torrens. Many festivals are held there. Adelaide has a hot-summer and cool-wet-winter Mediterranean climate. Grapes for wine production are grown in the Barossa Valley about 50 kilometres (30 miles) northeast of Adelaide, in the McLaren Vale about 30 kilometres south of Adelaide and parts of the Mt Lofty Ranges to the east.