Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama
| Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,079 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.42231/km2 (1.0938/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,555 km2 (986.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Robert Michael Sands | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Kowanyama | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Cape York | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama | ||||||||||||||
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The Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama is a special local government area which is located on western Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. It is managed under a Deed of Grant in Trust under the Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004.
In the 2021 census, the Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama had a population of 1,079 people.