Shire of Atherton
Shire of Atherton | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1881 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Atherton | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 623.1 km2 (240.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 10,912 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 17.5124/km2 (45.357/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Atherton | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Atherton was a local government area of Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Atherton, covered an area of 623.1 square kilometres (240.6 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1881 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region.