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Mareeba
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Also known as Mareeba, Queensland, Mareeba, Queensland, Australia

Mareeba is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba in Far North Queensland, Australia. Between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Tablelands Region. The town's name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning meeting of the waters. In the , the locality of Mareeba had a population of 11,825 people.

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Mareeba
Australian place.state
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Mareeba.jpg
Australian place.local_map
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Australian place.zoom
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Australian place.pop
11,825
Australian place.established
1877
Australian place.postcode
4880
Australian place.area
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Australian place.timezone
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Australian place.utc
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62.6
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Australian place.location1
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Townsville

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Population
8585
Elevation
410
Image
Mareeba.jpg
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postal code
4870
male population
5481
female population
5598
Commons category
Mareeba, Queensland
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Mareeba is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba in Far North Queensland, Australia. Between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Tablelands Region. The town's name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning meeting of the waters. In the , the locality of Mareeba had a population of 11,825 people.

== Geography == The town is above sea level on the confluence of the Barron River, Granite Creek and Emerald Creek.

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