Wollongong

Wollongong
/wool"euhn gawng', -gong'/, n.
a seaport in E New South Wales, in E Australia. 232,510.

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      city, coastal New South Wales, Australia, in the Illawara district. The village of Wollongong (founded 1816) became a town in 1843, a municipality in 1859, and a city in 1942. It was amalgamated with other municipalities and shires in 1947 to form the City of Wollongong, which extends for some 30 miles (50 km) along the coast. Originally dependent on grazing and lumbering, the area early became the focus of prosperous dairy farming.

      Heavy industries have been increasingly attracted by the rich Bulli coal deposits nearby; much of the coal is exported. Wollongong's industries manufacture metallurgical products, including steel, refined copper, and brass as well as bricks, fertilizers, machinery, processed foods, chemicals, clothing, and coke. A fishing fleet operates from the artificial harbour of Port Kembla. Linked to Sydney (40 miles [64 km] north) by road and rail, it is the site of the University of Wollongong (until 1975, Wollongong College of the University of New South Wales) and a college of technical and further education. Wollongong hosts an annual arts festival, and its Science Centre and Planetarium opened in 2000. Area 276 square miles (715 square km). Pop. (2006) local government area, 184,213; urban agglom., 263,535.

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