Launceston, Australia

Launceston is a mid-size place in the region of Tasmania in Australia with a population of approximately 87,345 people and is one of the largest places in Australia. Find all facts and information about Launceston.

Facts and figures on Launceston at a glance

Name: Launceston (Launceston)
Status: Mid-size place
Population: 87,345 people
Region name (Level 2): Launceston
Region name (Level 1): Tasmania
Country: Australia
Continent: Oceania

Launceston is located in the region of Tasmania. Tasmania's capital Hobart (Hobart) is approximately 161 km / 100 mi away from Launceston (as the crow flies). The distance from Launceston to Australia's capital Canberra (Canberra) is approximately 706 km / 439 mi (as the crow flies).

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Facts and figures about Launceston
PlaceStatusPopulationRegion
Launceston LauncestonMid-size place87,345 peopleTasmania State of Tasmania

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Information on Launceston

Information on Launceston
Place nameRegion name Level 2Region name Level 1CountryContinent
Launceston LauncestonLaunceston LauncestonTasmania State of TasmaniaAustraliaOceania

Time in Launceston

Time in Launceston
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 10:34pm (22:34h)In effect (+1 hour)Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 9:34pm (21:34h)GMT UTC +12.0Australia/Hobart

Geographic coordinates of Launceston

Latitude & Longitude of Launceston
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map41°26'19.5"S (-41.4387600°)147°08'04.8"E (147.1346700°)

Distances from Launceston

Distances from Launceston
To equator (0° lat)To prime meridian (0° lon)To the largest places
4,595 km south of the equator10,249 km east of the prime meridianDistances from Launceston

Places around Launceston

18 places found within 5 km around Launceston. You can expand the radius of your search: 10 km15 km
Places in the regional area of Launceston
PlacePopulationDistanceRoute
Royal Park Royal Park-0.5 km 0.3 mishow
Launceston city centre Launceston city centre3,7960.6 km 0.4 mishow
Kings Park Kings Park-1.3 km 0.8 mishow
East Launceston East Launceston2,0831.4 km 0.8 mishow
West Launceston West Launceston4,0501.4 km 0.9 mishow
South Launceston South Launceston4,5362.0 km 1.3 mishow
Invermay Invermay3,0422.1 km 1.3 mishow
Newstead Newstead4,7192.3 km 1.4 mishow
Trevallyn Trevallyn4,3532.5 km 1.6 mishow
Summerhill Summerhill3,0403.2 km 2.0 mishow
Punchbowl Punchbowl4603.3 km 2.0 mishow
Kings Meadows Kings Meadows3,5804.2 km 2.6 mishow
Mowbray Mowbray3,7184.3 km 2.6 mishow
Waverley Waverley1,4744.3 km 2.7 mishow
Norwood Norwood3,5874.5 km 2.8 mishow
Ravenswood Ravenswood3,6004.7 km 2.9 mishow
Blackstone Heights Blackstone Heights1,2114.8 km 3.0 mishow
Waverly Waverly-4.9 km 3.0 mishow

Airports around Launceston

1 airport found within 15 km around Launceston. You can expand the radius of your search: 50 km100 km
Airports in the regional area of Launceston
AirportCodeDistanceRoute
Launceston Airport Launceston AirportLST, YMLT13.6 km 8.4 mishow

External sources of information on Launceston

Launceston on Wikipedia