Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama
Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Cape York | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Kowanyama | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Robert Michael Sands | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 2,555 km2 (986 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,079 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.42231/km2 (1.0938/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama | ||||||||||||
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The Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama is a special local government area which is located on western Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. It is managed under a Deed of Grant in Trust under the Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004.
In the 2021 census, the Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama had a population of 1,079 people.