Kowanyama, Queensland
| Kowanyama Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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View down Ogimburngk St (from Gilbert St) | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°28′47″S 141°44′31″E / 15.4796°S 141.7419°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,079 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.42734/km2 (1.1068/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4892 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,524.9 km2 (974.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Kowanyama is a town and coastal locality in the Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia.
It is the site of the former Mitchell River Mission, founded in 1916, after the nearby Trubanamen Mission (established not far away on Topsy Creek in 1905) was abandoned.
In the 2021 census, the locality of Kowanyama had a population of 1,079 people.