Giangurra, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Giangurra
State:qld
Coordinates:-16.9033°N 145.8205°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:10
Postcode:4871
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:12.3
Dir1:W
Location1:Yarrabah
Dist2:26.0
Dir2:NNE
Location2:Gordonvale
Dist3:39.5
Dir3:ENE
Location3:Cairns CBD
Dist4:348
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Townsville
Dist5:1689
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Cairns Region
Stategov:Mulgrave
Fedgov:Kennedy

Giangurra is a coastal town in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is within the locality of East Trinity on the eastern coast of Trinity Bay.

Geography

Giangurra is on the northern coast of East Trinity near Bessie Point (-16.9035°N 145.8124°W)[2] [3]

History

The name Giangurra means village of wild rose thorn, but the language or dialect is unknown.[1]

The town was named on 1 December 1962 by the Queensland Place Names Board.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Giangurra. The nearest government primary school is Yarrabah State School in Yarrabah to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Yarrabah State School (to Year 10) and Gordonvale State High School (to Year 12) in Gordonvale to the south.

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Notes and References

  1. 29 November 2019.
  2. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. 25 November 2020.