Cairns

Cairns (/[unsupported input]ˈkɛərnz/, locally [ˈkeːnz])^[4] is a regional ceety in Far North Queensland, Australie, foondit 1876. The ceety wis namit efter William Cairns, then-current Govrenor o Queensland. It wis formit tae serve miners heidin for the Hodgkinson River gowdfield, but experiencit a decline when an easier route wis discovered frae Port Douglas. It later developit intae a railheid an major port for exportin succar cane, gowd an ither metals, minerals an agricultural products frae surroondin coastal auries an the Atherton Tableland region. As o 2010, the population is approximately 150,920.^[1][5]

Cairns Queensland
View o Cairns frae Lake Morris wi the Yarrabah peninsulae in the backgrund
Cairns
Coordinates	16°55′32″S 145°46′31″E
Population	150,920(2010)[1] (14th)
• Density	250.9/km2 (650/sq mi) [2]
Established	1876
Aurie	488.1 km2 (188.5 sq mi)[3]
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
Location	1,707 km (1,061 mi) NW of Brisbane 2,420 km (1,504 mi) NNW of Sydney
LGA(s)	Cairns Region
Coonty	Nares
State electorate(s)	Cairns, Barron River, Mulgrave
Federal Diveesion(s)	Leichhardt
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfaw 29.0 °C 84 °F 20.8 °C 69 °F 2,020.4 mm 79.5 in

Sister ceeties

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• Lae, Papua New Guinea (Morobe Province) syne 1984
• Minami, Japan (Tokushima Prefectur) syne 1969
• Oyama, Japan (Tochigi Prefectur) syne 15 Juin 2006
• Riga, Latvie syne 1990
• Scottsdale, Arizona (USA) syne 1987
• Sidney, British Columbia (Canadae) syne 1984
• Zhanjiang, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (Guangdong) syne 2005