Kowanyama, Queensland
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Kowanyama is a town and coastal locality in the Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]
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Kowanyama Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 15.4796°S 141.7419°E / -15.4796; 141.7419 (Kowanyama (town centre)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 944 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.37388/km2 (0.9683/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4892 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,524.9 km2 (974.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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It is the site of the former Mitchell River Mission, founded in 1916, after the nearby Trubanamen Mission (established not far away on Topsy Creek in 1905) was abandoned.
In the 2016 census, the locality of Kowanyama had a population of 944 people.[1]