Weipa
Sign in to saveWeipa () is a coastal mining town in the local government area of Weipa Town in Queensland. It is one of the largest towns on the Cape York Peninsula. It exists because of the enormous bauxite deposits along the coast. The Port of Weipa is mainly involved in exports of bauxite. There are also shipments of live cattle from the port.
Key facts
- Australian place.type
- town
- Australian place.name
- Weipa
- Australian place.state
- qld
- Australian place.image
- Weipa-cape-york-queensland-australia.jpg
- Australian place.caption
- Weipa
- Australian place.pop
- 4097
- Australian place.established
- 1961
- Australian place.postcode
- 4874
- Australian place.timezone
- AEST
- Australian place.utc
- +10:00
- Australian place.dist1
- 651
- Australian place.dir1
- NW
- Australian place.location1
- Cooktown
- Australian place.dist2
- 820
- Australian place.dir2
- NW
- Australian place.location2
- Cairns
- Australian place.dist3
- 1359
- Australian place.dir3
- NNE
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- Geography
- History
- Traditional owners and languages
- Weipa Mission
- Mining town
- Demographics
- Climate
- Economy
- Education
- Amenities
- Sport and recreation
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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Weipa () is a coastal mining town in the local government area of Weipa Town in Queensland. It is one of the largest towns on the Cape York Peninsula. It exists because of the enormous bauxite deposits along the coast. The Port of Weipa is mainly involved in exports of bauxite. There are also shipments of live cattle from the port.
In the , the town of Weipa had a population of 4,097 people.
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1898 establishments in AustraliaAustralian Statistical Geography Standard 2016 ID same as WikidataAustralian Statistical Geography Standard 2021 ID same as WikidataBauxite mines in AustraliaCoastal towns in QueenslandGulf of CarpentariaMining towns in QueenslandPopulated places established in 1898Populated places in Far North QueenslandPorts and harbours of QueenslandTowns in Queensland