Shire of Herberton
Shire of Herberton | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1895 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Herberton | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 9,607.0 km2 (3,709.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 5,423 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.56448/km2 (1.46201/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Herberton | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Herberton 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 Herberton, covered an area of 9,607.0 square kilometres (3,709.3 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1895 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region.