Shire of Hinchinbrook
The Shire of Hinchinbrook is a local government area in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Ingham, covers an area of 2,807 square kilometres, and has existed since its creation on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: local government area of Queensland with 10,900 residents
- Description: local government area of Queensland, Australia
- Also known as: “Hinchinbrook” and “Hinchinbrook Shire”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ingham.
Ingham
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Ingham might be a small town of just 4500 in Far North Queensland, but boasts a rather rich Italian heritage, many of whom migrated to Australia in the 20th century to help out with the region's sugar cane industry.
Shire of Hinchinbrook
- Location: Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Shire of Hinchinbrook” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hinchinbrook”
- Chinese: “興琴布魯克郡政府”
- Dutch: “Shire of Hinchinbrook”
- French: “comté de Hinchinbrook”
- French: “Comté de Hinchinbrook”
- German: “Hinchinbrook Shire”
- German: “Shire of Hinchinbrook”
- Italian: “contea di Hinchinbrook”
- Italian: “Contea di Hinchinbrook”
- Sardinian: “contea de Hinchinbrook”
- Swedish: “Hinchinbrook”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as South Ingham and North Gairloch.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ingham Airport and Tokalon.
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