Darwin, Northern Territory
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![Remains of the Darwin Post Office after the first Japanese raid in 1942](/Images/godic/202502/03/Remains_of_the_Darwin_Post_Office4556.jpg")
![Remains of Palmerston Town Hall, destroyed by Cyclone Tracy](/Images/godic/202502/03/Darwin_20894557.jpg")
![Lyons Cottage, c. 1925, office of the British Australian Telegraph Company](/Images/godic/202502/03/LYONS_COTTAGE_-_DARWIN_-_NORTHERN_TERRITORY4557.jpg")
Darwin /ˈdɑːrwᵻn/ is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin is the largest city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, with a population of 136,245. It is the smallest and most northerly of the Australian capital cities, and acts as the Top End's regional centre. Darwin was originally a pioneer outpost.