Cairns region
| Cairns region | |
 Location of the Cairns region in Queensland |
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 Australia
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| State : |
 Queensland
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| Administrative headquarters: | Cairns City |
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| Area : | 1,689.3 km² |
| Residents : | 156,901 (2016) |
| Population density : | 93 inhabitants per km² |
| Wards : | 10 |
Coordinates: 16 ° 55 ′ S , 145 ° 46 ′ E The Cairns Region is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of Queensland . The area is 1689 km² and has about 157,000 inhabitants.
geography
The region is located on the state's northeast coast about 1,400 km north of the capital Brisbane .
The LGA is headquartered in downtown Cairns , the largest city in north Queensland with around 134,000 residents. The region includes the following districts and towns: Aeroglen, Aloomba, Babinda, Bamboo, Barron, Barron Gorge, Bartle Frere, Bayview Heights, Bellenden Ker, Bentley Park, Bonnie Doon, Bramston Beach, Brinsmead, Bungalow, Cairns City, Cairns North, Cape Tribulation, Caravonica, Cassowary, Clifton Beach, Cooya Beach, Cow Bay, Craiglie, Daintree, Deeral, Degarra, Diwan, Earlville, East Russell, East Trinity, Edge Hill, Edmonton, Ellis Beach, Eubenangee, Finlay Vale, Fishery Falls, Fitzroy Island, Forest Creek, Freshwater, Glen Boughton, Goldsborough, Gordonvale , Green Hill, Holloways Beach, Kamerunga, Kanimbla, Kewarra Beach, Killaloe, Kimberley, Lamb Range, Little Mulgrave, Lower Daintree, Macalister Range, Machans Beach, Manoora, Manunda, Miallo, Miriwinni , Mooroobool, Mossman, Mossman Gorge, Mount Peter, Mount Sheridan, Mowbray, Newell, Ngatjan, Oak Beach, Packers Camp, Palm Cove , Parramatta Park, Port Douglas , Portsmith, Redlynch, Rocky Point, Shannonvale, Smithfield, Stewart C. reek Valley, Stratford, Thornton Beach, Trinity Beach, Trinity Park, Upper Daintree, Wangetti, Waugh Pocket, Westcourt, White Rock, Whitfield, Whyanbeel, Wonga, Woopen Creek, Wooroonooran, Woree, Wrights Creek and Yorkeys Knob.
history
Today's Cairns Region emerged in 2008 from the Douglas Shire and the City of Cairns, which had previously been merged with the Mulgrave Shire in 1995.
administration
The Cairns Regional Council has eleven members. Ten Councilors are elected by the residents of the ten divisions (constituencies). The council chairman and mayor (mayor) is also elected by all residents of the region.
Web links
- Official site of the Cairns Regional Council (English)
- Queensland Places Cairns Regional Council (English)
- id.com.au: Cairns Community Profile (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Cairns (R) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Cairns ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.