Kowanyama

Kowanyama is a town and coastal locality in the Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama, , Australia. It is the site of the former Mitchell River Mission, founded in 1916, after the nearby Trubanamen Mission was abandoned.
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  • Type: Village with 1,080 residents
  • Description: town in Queensland, Australia
  • Also known as: “Kowanyama Community”, “Kowanyama, Queensland”, and “Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kowanyama Airport.

Aerodrome
is an airport located 1 nautical mile southeast of Kowanyama, , . In 2005 the airport received $107,448 for security upgrades.

Kowanyama

Latitude
-15.47623° or 15° 28′ 34″ south
Longitude
141.74661° or 141° 44′ 48″ east
Population
1,080
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
IATA airport code
KWM
United Nations Location Code
AU KWM
Open location code
5RP3GPFW+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 617908618
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2161022
Wiki­data ID
Q6435007
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Polish—“Kowanyama” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Kowanyama”
  • Dutch: “Kowanyama”
  • French: “Kowanyama”
  • German: “Kowanyama”
  • Hausa: “Kowanyama, Queensland”
  • Malay: “Kowanyama, Queensland”
  • Malay: “Kowanyama”
  • Polish: “Kowanyama”

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