Mareeba
Mareeba /məˈriːbə/ is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba in Far North Queensland, Australia. Between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Tablelands Region. The town's name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning meeting of the waters. In the 2021 census, the locality of Mareeba had a population of 11,825 people.
| Mareeba Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Mareeba | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16.9969°S 145.4230°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 8,585 (UCL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1877 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4880 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 480.3 km2 (185.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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