Cook Shire
| Shire of Cook | |
 Location of the Cook Shire in Queensland |
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 Australia
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| State : |
 Queensland
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| Administrative headquarters: | Cooktown |
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| Area : | 105,724.4 km² |
| Residents : | 4,167 (2016) |
| Population density : | 0.04 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 15 ° 28 ′ S , 145 ° 15 ′ E The Cook Shire is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of Queensland . The area is 105,724 km² and has about 4200 inhabitants.
geography
The Shire is located in the northeast of the state and occupies much of the Cape York Peninsula . It is about 1,560 km from the capital, Brisbane .
The largest city and the administrative seat of the LGA is the city of Cooktown on the east coast with around 1751 inhabitants (2631 including the surrounding area, as of 2016). The central location of the northern part of the Cape York Peninsula is Coen (328). Smaller towns ( townships ) are Marton, Lakeland (299), Laura (151), Portland Roads, Ayton and Rossville (Bloomfield, 403).
history
As early as the 1840s, researchers roamed the northeastern peninsula. The natural resources in the area quickly promoted settlement and with Cooktown, founded in 1876, it had its most important port. The Cook Shire was created in 1919 from the Hann Shire and the Daintree Shire, in 1932 Cooktown was added, which had been independent until then.
administration
The Cook Shire Council has seven members. The Mayor and six other Councilors are elected by all residents of the Shire. The LGA is not divided into electoral districts.
Web links
- Official site of the Cook Shire Council (English)
- Queensland Places: Cookshire (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Cook (S) (Local Government Area) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Cooktown ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Cooktown ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Coen (L) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Lakeland ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Laura (L) (Qld) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ↑ Planning Scheme for Cook Shire ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
