Eppingham

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Eppingham
Eppingham skyline
Wesjonstoa Pier
Five Mile Monument
Mount Rockingham
Otauihapon Centre
Nickname: 
  • Eppin'um, Epps, The Hamlet, Cricket City
Location within South Neviersia
Coordinates: WMA button2b.png 31°39′57″S 151°21′33″W
Country South Neviersia
RegionGroterdarwin
CountyCounty Epping
Founded byTioron Otauihapon
Government
 • BodyEppingham Council
 • MayorAlyssa Osalazday (New Lainerovan Alliance)
Population
 (2024)
 • Town117,000
 • Urban
129,000
 • Metro
165,000
DemonymEppinghamite
Time zoneUTC+14 (Central Veropan Time)
Websiteeppingham.gov.sn

Eppingham is a town in Groterdarwin, South Neviersia, whose name derives from the River Eppeng which runs through the historical hamlet upon which the town centre was developed. The town serves as the administrative centre of County Epping. With a population of 117,000, it is Groterdarwin's third-most populous settlement after Darwinschtad and Bolton, and the 28th most populous settlement in South Neviersia. The town is situated upon the Eppeng Hamlet by the Pacific Ocean in southwestern Groterdarwin, directly adjacent to the town of Miōngardi, The Durbanites. Eppingham is the hub of the interregional Eppingham-Miōngardi metropolitan area, comprising of Eppingham, Miōngardi, Josford and Hotham Bridge, comprising a population of 165,000. It also serves as a vital commuter town and is part of the larger metropolitan Darwinschtad area (or "the Schtaderland").

The area has been inhabited by indigenous people for millennia, particularly Lainerovans of the Asana and Larishoma tribes.

Etymology

History

Geography

Climate

As with most of South Neviersia, Eppingham has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) with warm, humid summers and drier, mild winters.

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