Te Kowai, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Te Kowai
city = Mackay
pop = 666Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC37621 | name = Te Kowai (Mackay City) (State Suburb) |quick = on|accessdate=2008-08-26]
state = qld
lga = Mackay Regional Council
postcode = 4740
maxtemp = 27.8
mintemp = 16.6
rainfall = 1666.8
stategov = Mirani
fedgov = Dawson
dist1 = 9
dir1 = SW
location1= Mackay

Te Kowai is a suburb in the Mackay Regional Council in Queensland, Australia. Its population at the 2006 census was 666 people.

The name of the suburb is derived from a former railway station, itself derived from a nearby sugar plantation named after a New Zealand tree, kowhai. The name was shortened and the Māori definite article "Te" added. [cite web|url=http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/placenames/detail.php?id=33476|title= Place name details: Te Kowai|publisher=Department of Natural Resources and Water (Queensland)|accessdate=2008-08-29]

A sugar mill was established in the area in 1874 and operated until 1894 when it amalgamated with the Palms Mill. [cite web|url=http://www.mackayhistory.org/research/sugar_mills/tekowai.html|title=Te Kowai Sugar Mill|publisher=Mackay Historical Society and Museum Inc.|accessdate=2008-08-29]

Weather Station

Te Kowai weather station is a weather station at Te Kowai, operated by the Bureau of Meteorology. This weather station does not run on Weekends and Public Holidays.

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