Kingston, Norfolk Island

Kingston
Norfolk Island
Kingston; Norfolk Island
	Old Military Barracks, served as Legislative Assembly Chambers from 1979-2015, with Kingston Common in background
	Kingston
Coordinates	29°03′38″S 167°57′43″E
Population	341
Established	6 March 1788
Postcode(s)	2899
Time zone	NFT (UTC+11)
Location	3 km (2 mi) SE of Burnt Pine ; 2 km (1 mi) S of Middlegate ;
Federal division(s)	Bean

Kingston (Norf'k: Daun a'Taun) is the capital of the Australian external territory of Norfolk Island. The Norfolk Island Regional Council is based in Kingston. The settlement is the second-oldest in Australia, founded a little over a month after Sydney. It is part of the Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area World Heritage Site.

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