Far North Queensland
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Far North Queensland Queensland |
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Queensland Regions
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| Population | 280,638 (2010 est.) |
| • Density | 0.7370696/km2 (1.909002/sq mi) |
| Area | 380,748.3 km2 (147,007.7 sq mi) |
| LGA(s) | Aurukun, Burke, Cairns, Carpentaria, Cassowary Coast, Cook, Croydon, Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee, Douglas, Etheridge, Hopevale, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Mareeba, Mapoon, Mornington, Napranum, Northern Peninsula Area, Pormpuraaw, Tablelands, Torres, Torres Strait Island, Weipa, Wujal Wujal, Yarrabah |
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Barron River, Electoral district of Cairns, Electoral district of Cook, Electoral district of Dalrymple, Electoral district of Hinchinbrook, Electoral district of Mulgrave |
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Far North Queensland, or Tropical North Queensland, is the northernmost part of the state of Queensland, Australia. Centered on the city of Cairns, the region stretches north to the Torres Strait, and west to the Gulf Country. The region has Australia's only international border, with the independent nation of Papua New Guinea.
The region is home to three World Heritage Sites, the Great Barrier Reef, the Wet Tropics of Queensland and Riversleigh Australia's largest fossil mammal site. Far North Queensland lays claim to over 70 national parks, including Mount Bartle Frere with a peak of 1,622 metres (5,322 ft) it is the highest peak in both Northern Australia and Queensland.
The Far North region is the only region of Australia that is home to the two oldest continuous cultures on the planet, the Aboriginal Australians and the Torres Strait Islanders.
Far North Queensland supports a significant agricultural sector, a number of significant mines and is home to Queensland's largest wind farm, the Windy Hill Wind Farm.
Various Government Departments and agencies have different definitions for the region. The Queensland Government department, Trade and Investment Queensland defines the region as an area comprising the following 25 local government areas; Aurukun, Burke, Cairns, Carpentaria, Cassowary Coast, Cook, Croydon, Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee, Douglas, Etheridge, Hopevale, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Mareeba, Mapoon, Mornington, Napranum, Northern Peninsula Area, Pormpuraaw, Tablelands, Torres, Torres Strait Island, Weipa, Wujal Wujal, Yarrabah.
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