Shire of Mulgrave (Queensland)
Shire of Mulgrave | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||
| Abolished | 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cairns | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,718.3 km2 (663.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 54,783 (1991 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 31.8821/km2 (82.5742/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Mulgrave was a local government area surrounding the City of Cairns in the Far North region of Queensland. The shire, administered from Cairns, covered an area of 1,718.3 square kilometres (663.4 sq mi); it existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1995, when it was dissolved and amalgamated into the City of Cairns.