Aboriginal Shire of Mapoon
Aboriginal Shire of Mapoon | |||||||||||||
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Aboriginal Shire of Mapoon | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 11°21′S 142°20′E / 11.350°S 142.333°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mapoon | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Aileen Muriel Addo | ||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 537 km2 (207 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 432 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.8045/km2 (2.084/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Aboriginal Shire of Mapoon | ||||||||||||
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The Aboriginal Shire of Mapoon is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is on the western coast of Cape York Peninsula on the Gulf of Carpentaria. In the 2021 census, the Aboriginal Shire of Mapoon had a population of 432 people.