Shire of Carpentaria
Shire of Carpentaria | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1883 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Normanton | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Jack Bawden | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 64,121 km2 (24,757 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 2,090 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.03259/km2 (0.08442/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Carpentaria | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Carpentaria is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia on the Gulf of Carpentaria, for which it is named.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Carpentaria had a population of 2,090 people.