Carpentaria Shire Council

Carpentaria Shire Council

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Carpentaria
state = qld


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Queensland
pop = 4,801 (2001 census)
area =
est =
seat = Normanton
mayor = Ashley Gallagher
region =

url = http://www.carpentaria.qld.gov.au/index.shtml
stategov = Mount Isa, Cook
fedgov = Kennedy
near-nw = "Gulf of Carpentaria"
near-n = "Gulf of Carpentaria"
near-ne = Cook
near-w = "Gulf of Carpentaria"
near-e = Mareeba
near-sw = Burke
near-s = Cloncurry, McKinlay
near-se = Croydon
The Shire of Carpentaria is a Local Government Area in north Queensland, Australia. The shire contains two towns, Karumba, a fishing port and Normanton, the administrative centre. Both towns are situated on the Norman River.

Ths shire is named for the Gulf of Carpentaria and is located on the gulf's south east coast.

External links

* [http://www.lgp.qld.gov.au/applications/lgdirectory/CouncilInfo/Default.aspx?OrgCode=CARP Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning] - Local Government Directory.


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