Charters Towers Region
Charters Towers Region | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | North Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Charters Towers | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Liz Schmidt | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 68,382 km2 (26,402 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 11,794 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.172472/km2 (0.446701/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Charters Towers Region | ||||||||||||
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The Charters Towers Region is a local government area in North Queensland, Australia southwest of, and inland from the city of Townsville, based in Charters Towers. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas which dated back to the 1870s.
It has an estimated operating budget of A$27.5 m.
In the 2021 census, the Charters Towers Region had a population of 11,794 people.