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词条 Bagdad, Tasmania
释义

  1. History

  2. Demographics

  3. Community

     Schools 

  4. Transport

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Bagdad
| state = tas
| image = Bagdad Community Club Tasmania.jpg
| caption = Bagdad Community Club
| lga = Southern Midlands Council
| postcode = 7030
| pop = 1356
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes = [1]
| est =
| elevation =
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| stategov = Lyons
| fedgov = Lyons
| dist1 = 37
| dir1 = N
| location1 = Hobart
| dist2 = 12
| dir2 = N
| location2 = Brighton
| near-nw = Bothwell
| near-n = Tunnack
| near-ne = Tunnack
| near-e = Colebrook
| near-se = Colebrook
| near-s = Mangalore
| near-sw = Dysart
| near-w = Dysart, Kempton
| coordinates = {{coord|42|37|S|147|13|E|display=inline,title}}
| url = http://www.tco.asn.au/oac/home.cgi?oacID=54
}}

Bagdad is a small town {{convert|37|km|mi|0}} north of Hobart, Tasmania. It is in the Southern Midlands Council.

In the days of the horse and buggy, Bagdad was an important rest area and horse-changing place for those continuing their journey up Constitution Hill. It is now an area of orchards and small mixed farms and a commuter settlement.

History

The town was named by the explorer Hugh Germain, a private in the Royal Marines. He was said{{by whom|date=July 2012}} to carry two books in his saddlebags while travelling: the Bible and the Arabian Nights, which he used as inspiration when he named places.

Bagdad Post Office opened on 1 December 1878.[2]

A railway line connected the town with Hobart from 1891 until 1947.[3]

In April 2003, during the early part of the Iraq war, the town's website was bombarded by confused internet users from around the world trying to contact Iraqis.[4]

Demographics

The 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 996 persons in Bagdad on census night. Of these, 51.7% were male and 48.3% were female.[1]

The majority of residents (86.9%) are of Australian birth, with another 2.6% from England.[1]

The age distribution of Bagdad residents is comparable to that of the greater Australian population. 62.8% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 37.2% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.[1]

Community

Schools

Bagdad Primary School was established on 14 January 1867 with a total of 22 students.

Fire destroyed the school's three classrooms on 26 January 1954, forcing the pupils to attend temporary schooling at the Bagdad Community Hall. The original headmaster's house survives as a classroom for kindergarten students.

Transport

Bagdad is located on the Midland Highway, which connects Hobart and Launceston.

References

1. ^{{Census 2016 AUS|id =SSC60026|name=Bagdad (State Suburb)|accessdate=12 July 2018| quick=on}}
2. ^{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=Tas&country= | accessdate = 16 June 2012}}
3. ^A Short History of the Apsley Branch Line, Stokes, H.J.W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, July, 1971 pp 152-160
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/05/1049459862442.html |title=Bagdad, Tasmania under heavy cyber fire |author= |date=6 April 2003 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |publisher= |accessdate=9 March 2011}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110309192750/http://www.southernmidlands.tas.gov.au/site/page.cfm Southern Midlands Council]
  • 2006 ABS Census Data by Location
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.tco.asn.au/oac/community_overview.cgi?oacID=54 |title=Community Overview |author= |date= |work=Bagdad Online Access Centre |publisher= |accessdate=9 March 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216115951/http://tco.asn.au/oac/community_overview.cgi?oacID=54 |archivedate=16 February 2011 |df= }}
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