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词条 Chapman, Australian Capital Territory
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| name = Chapman
| state = act
| city = Canberra
| image = Chapman_IBMap-MJC.png
| caption =
| map_type = nomap
| lga = Weston Creek
| postcode = 2611
| est = 1970
| area = 1.9
| pop = 2,684
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes = [1]
| coordinates = {{coord|-35.357|149.040|region:AU-ACT_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| stategov = Murrumbidgee
| fedgov = Canberra
| near-nw = Rivett
| near-n = Stirling
| near-ne = Waramanga
| near-e = Fisher
| near-w = Cooleman Ridge
| near-sw =
| near-s = Mount Arawang
| near-se = Kambah
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Chapman is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is located in the Weston Creek area.

The suburb is named after Sir Austin Chapman (1864–1926), member for Eden-Monaro (1901–1926) NSW Legislative Assembly (1891–1901) and held portfolios in the Deakin and Bruce governments.[2]

The theme for the street names in Chapman is the Australian film industry.[2]

The local primary school in Chapman is the government run Chapman Primary School on Perry Drive. The school caters for students from Preschool to Year 6.

Geology

Laidlaw Volcanics pale to dark grey dacitic tuff covers most of Chapman. Shale, sandstone, ashstone and tuff is found near the west end of Rafferty Street. Quaternary alluvium covers up the eastern valley.[3]

{{See also|Geology of the Australian Capital Territory}}

References

{{Commons category|Chapman, Australian Capital Territory}}
1. ^{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC80033|name=Chapman (State Suburb)|accessdate=1 July 2017|quick=on}}
2. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/tools_resources/place_search3?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkYyMDMuOS4yNDkuMyUyRlBsYWNlTmFtZXMlMkZQbGFjZURldGFpbHMuYXNweCUzRm9iamVjdElEJTNENTM1NDMmYWxsPTE%3D | title = Suburb Name search results| publisher = ACT Environment and Sustainable Development| accessdate = 10 February 2014}}
3. ^{{cite map|author1=Henderson, G. A. M.|author2=Matveev, G.|title=Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs |scale=1:50000 |year=1980}}
{{Weston Creek Suburbs}}{{canberra-geo-stub}}

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