Jericho (Queensland)

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Jericho
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State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland
Founded : 1936
Coordinates : 23 ° 36 ′  S , 146 ° 8 ′  E Coordinates: 23 ° 36 ′  S , 146 ° 8 ′  E
Area : 86.5  km²
Residents : 115 (2016)
Population density : 1.3 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10)
Postal code : 4728
LGA : Barcaldine region
Jericho (Queensland)
Jericho
Jericho

Jericho is a small town with about 300 inhabitants in the Australian state of Queensland . It is located 222 kilometers west of Rockhampton and 87 kilometers east of Barcaldine on the Capricorn Highway . The city is located in the Administrative Region (LGA) of the Barcaldine Region .

In December 2010, half of all houses in Queensland were flooded and around 40 residents had to be evacuated.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Jericho (Qld) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ Calligeros, Marissa and Cameron Atfield: Second Queensland town evacuated due to floodwater . In: The Sydney Morning Herald , Fairfax, December 30, 2010.