Tablelands Region
The Tablelands Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia inland from the city of Cairns. Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas which dated back more than a century. On 1 January 2014, one of those local government areas, the Shire of Mareeba, was re-established independent of the Tablelands Region.
| Tablelands Region Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland, 2013, prior to de-amalgamation of Shire of Mareeba | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 25,541 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.26167/km2 (5.8577/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 11,293 km2 (4,360.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Rodney Donald Marti | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Atherton | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Tablelands Region | ||||||||||||||
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It has an estimated operating budget of A$62.2 million.
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