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Mackay, Queensland

Australia and New Zealand

Mackay is a city on the Coral Sea coast of Queensland, Australia, about 803 kilometres north of Brisbane, founded in 1862 on land traditionally owned by the Yuwibara people and renamed for explorer John Mackay, who led an 1860 expedition to the Pioneer Valley. Its 2021 census population of 84,333 makes it Australia's 22nd largest city; long known as the sugar capital, it now serves as the gateway to the Bowen Basin, Australia's largest coal reserve, extracting more than 100 million tonnes of coal a year. Mackay is also home to the nation's largest South Sea Islander population.

Facts
Population
80,455 1
Founding Year
1875 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
11 1
Latitude
21.141111 degrees south 1
Longitude
149.186111 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+10:00 4
Sources
1. Mackay, Queensland (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1875-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 80,455 (2021)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -21.141111, longitude 149.186111
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 11 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 80455 (2021)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -21.1411,149.1861
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 11.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -21.25, 149.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -21.25, 149.25
-21.25 149.25 Cwa
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4. GeoNames: Mackay City - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 10097512, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.4 km)
Quote, cities500 record 10097512, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.4 km)
-21.14463 149.18678 P PPLX AU 04 34770 3832 6 Australia/Brisbane
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Mackay, Queensland (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Australia and New Zealand (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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