Bamaga
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| Coordinates: 10°53′16″S 142°23′20″E / 10.8879°S 142.3888°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 66.2 km2 (25.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,186 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 17.915/km2 (46.40/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4876 | ||||||||||||
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Bamaga (English: /ˈbæməɡə/ BAM-ə-gə, Kala Lagaw Ya: [ˈbamaɡa]) is an Indigenous town and locality about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the northern tip of Cape York in the north of Queensland, Australia. It is within the Northern Peninsula Area Region. It is one of the northernmost settlements in continental Australia and is the administrative centre for the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council.
In the 2021 census, the locality of Bamaga had a population of 1,186 people.