Charters Towers Region
| Charters Towers Region Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 11,794 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.172472/km2 (0.446701/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 68,382 km2 (26,402.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Liz Schmidt | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Charters Towers | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Charters Towers Region | ||||||||||||||
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The Charters Towers Region is a local government area in North Queensland, Australia southwest of, and inland from the city of Townsville, based in Charters Towers. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas which dated back to the 1870s.
It has an estimated operating budget of A$27.5 m.
In the 2021 census, the Charters Towers Region had a population of 11,794 people.