Parkes (ACT)
- Local Government Area
- Unincorporated ACT
- Postcode
- 2600
- Area
- 3.07 km²
- Coordinates
- -35.2959, 149.1350
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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About Parkes (ACT)
Parkes is an inner southern suburb of the Canberra Central district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory of Australia. Located southeast of the Canberra central business district, Parkes contains the Parliamentary Triangle and many of the national monuments of Australia's capital city. Parkes is named in honour of Sir Henry Parkes, a Federalist, legislator and one of the founders of the Australian Constitution.
Description from Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nearby localities
- Barton 1 km
- Russell 1 km
- Reid (ACT) 2 km
- Capital Hill 2 km
- City 2 km
- Campbell 2 km