Weipa
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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.
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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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 4097
- Elevation
- 16
- Image
- Weipa airport departure lounge.JPG
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- Weipa, Queensland
- postal code
- 4874
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Traditional owners and languages
- Weipa Mission
- Mining town
- Demographics
- Climate
- Economy
- Education
- Amenities
- Sport and recreation
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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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