Hurricane, Queensland

Hurricane
Hurricane; Queensland
	Hurricane
Coordinates	16°31′18″S144°36′55″E / 16.5216°S 144.6152°E Coordinates: 16°31′18″S144°36′55″E / 16.5216°S 144.6152°E
Postcode(s)	4871
Area	1,112.6 km2 (429.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s)	Cook
Federal Division(s)	Leichhardt ; Kennedy ;
	Suburbs around Hurricane:

Last updated April 08, 2019

Hurricane is a locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.^[1]

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The Shire of Mareeba is a local government area at the base of Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, inland from Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Mareeba, covered an area of 53,610.8 square kilometres (20,699.2 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several councils in the Atherton Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region.

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References

↑ "Hurricane - locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48675)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 December 2017.

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[qpnl-1] "Hurricane - locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48675)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 December 2017.