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Kuranda, Queensland
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Kuranda is a rural town and locality on the Atherton Tableland in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Cairns, via the Kuranda Range road. It is surrounded by tropical rainforest and adjacent to the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage listed Barron Gorge National Park. In the 2021 census, the locality of Kuranda had a population of 3,273 people.[1]
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Kuranda Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 16.8197°S 145.6369°E / -16.8197; 145.6369 (Kuranda (town centre)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 3,273 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 29.513/km2 (76.44/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1888 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4881 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 330 m (1,083 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 110.9 km2 (42.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Barron River | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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The town of Myola is also located within the locality of Kuranda (16.8052°S 145.6094°E / -16.8052; 145.6094 (Myola, Queensland)).[4]