Sport

The Devonport Football Club

Devonport Football Club

Devonport Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Devonport, Tasmania. The club previously competed in the Northern Tasmanian Football League but from 2009 it joined the newly reformed Tasmanian State League....

 is an Australian Rules team competing in the Tasmanian Statewide League

Tasmanian Football League

Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...

. The Devonport Rugby Club

Devonport Rugby Club

Devonport Rugby Club Est. 1964 is a Rugby Union club at the Don in Devonport, Tasmania. The club is a member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union, affiliated with the Australian Rugby Union and plays in the Tasmanian Statewide League....

 is a Rugby Union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 team competing in the Tasmanian Rugby Union

Tasmanian Rugby Union

The Tasmanian Rugby Union Est. 1933 is responsible for rugby union in the Australian state of Tasmania, and is part of the Australian Rugby Union....

 Statewide League. Devonport City Football Club

Devonport City FC

Devonport City Football Club, or the "Strikers" is a football club which represents Devonport in the Tasmanian Northern Premier League.The club also fields teams in all junior divisions, as well as women's teams....

 is a football (soccer) club which represents Devonport in the Tasmanian Northern Premier League

Northern Premier League (Tasmania)

The Tasmania North Premier League is the highest level of association football competition in Northern Tasmania. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania , the state's governing body...

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The Devonport Athletic Club hosts a leg of the Tasmaninan Cycling Christmas Carnival Series each year in December attended by local and international cyclists, other sports at the carnivals include athletics and woodchopping. Woodchopping events are also held at the Devonport Agricultural & Pastoral Society Spring Show in November. Local theatre and Conventions are held at the Devonport Entertainment and Convention Centre in the city's CBD

Sister cities

The city of Devonport has a formal sister city agreement with Minamata City in Japan. This was ratified in 1996. Both cities share a similar setting and area. Minamata, Japan (1996)