Kuranda, Queensland
Kuranda is a rural town and locality on the Atherton Tableland in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Kuranda had a population of 3,008 people. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Cairns, via the Kuranda Range road. It is surrounded by tropical rainforest and adjacent to the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage listed Barron Gorge National Park.
| Kuranda Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Kuranda railway station | |||||||||||||||
Kuranda | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16.8197°S 145.6369°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,008 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 27.124/km2 (70.25/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1888 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4881 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 330 m (1,083 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 110.9 km2 (42.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barron River | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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The town of Myola is also located within the locality of Kuranda (16.8052°S 145.6094°E).
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