Kuranda, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 16°49′11″S 145°38′13″E / 16.8197°S 145.6369°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1888 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 110.9 km2 (42.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,273 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 29.513/km2 (76.44/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4881 | ||||||||||||
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Kuranda is a rural town and locality on the Atherton Tableland in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Cairns, via the Kuranda Range road. It is surrounded by tropical rainforest and adjacent to the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage listed Barron Gorge National Park. In the 2021 census, the locality of Kuranda had a population of 3,273 people.
The town of Myola is also located within the locality of Kuranda (16°48′19″S 145°36′34″E / 16.8052°S 145.6094°E).