Cairns
| Cairns Queensland | |||||||||
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 View o Cairns frae Lake Morris wi the Yarrabah peninsulae in the backgrund | |||||||||
  Cairns | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°55′32″S 145°46′31″E / 16.92556°S 145.77528°ECoordinates: 16°55′32″S 145°46′31″E / 16.92556°S 145.77528°E | ||||||||
| Population | 150,920(2010)[1] (14th) | ||||||||
| • Density | 250.9/km2 (650/sq mi) [2] | ||||||||
| Established | 1876 | ||||||||
| Aurie | 488.1 km2 (188.5 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cairns Region | ||||||||
| Coonty | Nares | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cairns, Barron River, Mulgrave | ||||||||
| Federal Diveesion(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||
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Cairns (/[unsupported input]ˈkɛərnz/, locally [ˈkeːnz])[4] is a regional ceety in Far North Queensland, Australie, foondit 1876. The ceety wis namit efter William Cairns, then-current Govrenor o Queensland. It wis formit tae serve miners heidin for the Hodgkinson River gowdfield, but experiencit a decline when an easier route wis discovered frae Port Douglas. It later developit intae a railheid an major port for exportin succar cane, gowd an ither metals, minerals an agricultural products frae surroondin coastal auries an the Atherton Tableland region. As o 2010, the population is approximately 150,920.[1][5]
Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Lae, Papua New Guinea (Morobe Province) syne 1984
Minami, Japan (Tokushima Prefectur) syne 1969- Oyama, Japan (Tochigi Prefectur) syne 15 Juin 2006
Riga, Latvie syne 1990
Scottsdale, Arizona (USA) syne 1987
Sidney, British Columbia (Canadae) syne 1984
Zhanjiang, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (Guangdong) syne 2005
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ a b "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 31 Mairch 2011. Retrieved 13 Apryle 2011.
- ↑ Australie Bureau o Stateestics (25 October 2007). "Cairns (QLD) (Statistical District)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ↑ "National Regional Profile : Cairns City Part A (Statistical Subdivision)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 20 November 2006. Archived frae the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
- ↑ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
- ↑ Jenkin, Carenda (1 Julie 2010). "Cairns' five-year growth soars". The Cairns Post. Retrieved 11 Februar 2011.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 20 Februar 2015. Retrieved 24 Apryle 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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