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Name of city: Cairns.
Population : 142,528 (30 June 2012) (14th)
Established: 1876
Location: Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
Area: 488.1
km2 (188.5 sq mi)
Cairns is a regional
city in the far north of Queensland, Australia, founded 1876. The city was
named after William Wellington Cairns, then-current Governor of Queensland. It
was formed to serve miners
heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an
easier route was discovered from Port Douglas. It later developed into a
railhead and major port for exporting sugar cane, gold and other metals,
minerals and agricultural products from surrounding coastal areas and the
Atherton Tableland region. As of June 2012, the population is approximately
142,528.
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Cairns is located about 1,700 km (1,056 mi)
from Brisbane. It is a popular travel destination for foreign tourists because
of its tropical climate. It serves as a starting point for people wanting to
visit the Great Barrier Reef and Far North Queensland.
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