Shire of Tiaro
The Shire of Tiaro was a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, between the regional cities of Gympie and Hervey Bay about 220 kilometres (137 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane. The shire covered an area of 2,185.3 square kilometres (843.7 sq mi), and existed as a local government area from 1879 until 2008, when it was dissolved and split between two new local government areas, the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region.
| Shire of Tiaro Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,233 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.39464/km2 (6.2021/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,185.3 km2 (843.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Tiaro | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Wide Bay–Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Tiaro | ||||||||||||||
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The name "Tiaro" is of Aboriginal origin, meaning withered or dead tree. 43 per cent of the Shire was covered by State forest. The main industries in the shire were sugar, beef and dairy cattle, orchards and timber felling and milling.
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