Mareeba

Mareeba
In Mareeba the sun shines 300 days a year
State :  Australia State : Queensland Founded : 1877
Coordinates : 16 ° 59 ′  S , 145 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 16 ° 59 ′  S , 145 ° 25 ′  E Height : 417  m Area : 13.5  km²
Residents : 7,741 (2016) Population density : 573 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 4880 LGA : Tablelands Regional Council previously Shire of Mareeba
Mareeba

Mareeba is a city in the Atherton Tablelands , northern Queensland , Australia and is the seat of the Tablelands Regional Council . It is located on the Kennedy Highway about 60 kilometers west of Cairns and is therefore also the starting point for trips into the outback towards Chillagoe .

The Mulligan Highway to Cooktown begins in Mareeba .

The name of the place, founded in 1877, comes from an Aboriginal word that means "confluence of the waters" and refers to the Barron and Granite Rivers .

Mareeba is at the heart of the Australian tropical fruit and coffee industry . This is where many of the macadamias , cashews , lychees , pineapples, and mangoes come from .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Mareeba ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2020.