Shire of Stanthorpe
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Shire of Stanthorpe Queensland |
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Location within Queensland |
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Population: | 9,818 | ||||||||||||
Area: | 2669 km² (1030.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Council Seat: | Stanthorpe | ||||||||||||
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Shire of Stanthorpe is a Local Government Area in southern Queensland, Australia. The shire is situated on the Queensland - New South Wales border on the Great Dividing Range and is part of the Granite Belt.
The administrative centre is the town of Stanthorpe. Other towns in the shire include:
- Amiens,
- Applethorpe,
- Ballandean,
- Messines,
- Passchendale,
- Pozieres,
- Wallangarra, and
- Wyberba.
The relatively cool climate allows the production of apples and the development of a wine industry.
[edit] External links
- Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning - Local Government Directory.
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