Bowen (Queensland)

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Bowen
Bowen, from Flagstaff Hill.jpg
View of Bowen from Flagstaff Hill
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland
Founded : 1861
Coordinates : 20 ° 1 ′  S , 148 ° 14 ′  E Coordinates: 20 ° 1 ′  S , 148 ° 14 ′  E
Height : 5  m
Area : 45.1  km²
Residents : 8,854 (2016)
Population density : 196 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10)
Postal code : 4805
LGA : Whitsunday Regional Council
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Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, data: 1987–2002, 1870–1987
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Bowen
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 31.6 31.4 30.7 29.2 27.0 24.8 24.5 25.3 27.4 29.2 30.4 30.9 O 28.5
Min. Temperature (° C) 23.7 23.8 22.7 20.9 18.1 14.8 13.6 14.6 16.6 19.7 22.3 23.2 O 19.5
Precipitation ( mm ) 246.9 241.5 160.6 64.0 39.8 36.6 23.7 17.6 16.2 23.1 36.2 103.4 Σ 1,009.6
Rainy days ( d ) 11.9 11.9 10.9 7.1 5.7 4.1 2.8 2.2 2.2 2.7 4.5 7.4 Σ 73.4
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Source: Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, data: 1987–2002, 1870–1987

Bowen is a small town in the state of Queensland , Australia . It is located approximately 200 km south of Townsville and approximately 600 km south of Cairns and is the administrative seat of the local administrative area (LGA) Whitsunday Region . Bowen is a growing area for tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins and mangoes . There are also some beautiful beaches in the city, such as Horseshoe Bay . Bowen was one of the locations for the film Australia .

Due to its location on the A1 , Bowen is easy to reach.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bowen (Airport) . In: Climate Averages for Australian Sites . Bureau of Meteorology . Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Bowen ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Bureau of Meteorology, Australia: Climate Information Bowen. World Meteorological Organization, accessed April 6, 2012 .

Web links

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