Aboriginal Shire of Pormpuraaw
Aboriginal Shire of Pormpuraaw | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Cape York | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Pormpuraaw, Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Richard Tarpencha | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 4,395 km2 (1,697 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 611 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.13902/km2 (0.3601/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Aboriginal Shire of Pormpuraaw | ||||||||||||
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The Aboriginal Shire of Pormpuraaw 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 Pormpuraaw had a population of 611 people.