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North Parramatta is a suburb of the city of Parramatta, a satelite city of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Parramatta is located 24 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.
[edit] Landmarks
North Parramatta is dominated by Lake Parramatta and The King's School, which together comprise almost 50% of the land area.
[edit] History
[edit] Aboriginal Culture
The Darug people had lived in the area for many generations, and regarded the area as a food bowl, rich in food from the river and forests. They called the area Baramada or Burramatta ('Parramatta') which means "the place where the eels lie down"[1].
[edit] References
- ^ Troy, Jakelin. "The Sydney Language", Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Sydney: Macquarie Library, 76.
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