Weipa Town
Weipa Town is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. It covers the town of Weipa on the western coast of the Cape York Peninsula, including the localities of Rocky Point, Trunding, Nanum, Evans Landing, and Weipa Airport. It is an unusual local government area as it is not governed and managed by a council elected by residents but rather by the company Rio Tinto Aluminium (which operates a bauxite mine in the area) through a governing body called the Weipa Town Authority. In June 2018, Weipa Town had a population of 4,240.
| Weipa Town Queensland | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Departure lounge, Weipa Airport, 2007 | |||||||||||||||
Weipa Town | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12.6298°S 141.8781°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,240 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 385/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1967 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Michael Rowland (chairman) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Rocky Point | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Weipa Town | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.