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Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. As at 2006, its population was estimated at 1,519,510, and one of its LGAs, the City of Perth, is currently the fastest growing area in Australia in percentage terms (10% per year). Perth was founded on 11 June 1829 by Captain James Stirling as the political centre of the free settler Swan River Colony. It has continued to serve as the seat of Government for Western Australia to the present day. The metropolitan area is located in the south west of the continent between the Indian Ocean and a low coastal escarpment known as the Darling Range. The central business district and suburbs of Perth are situated on the Swan River. History: Prehistory: Before European settlement the area had been inhabited by the Whadjuk Noongar people for over 40,000 years, as evidenced by archaeological findings on the Upper Swan River. These Aborigines occupied the southwest corner of Western Australia, living as ... Read more about Perth on Wikipedia

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