Mount Isa
| Mount Isa Queensland | |||||||||
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 Mount Isa | |||||||||
  Mount Isa | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 20°44′0″S 139°30′0″E / 20.73333°S 139.50000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 21,998 (2016) | ||||||||
| • Density | 350.29/km2 (907.2/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Established | 1923 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4825 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) | ||||||||
| Area | 62.8 km2 (24.2 sq mi)[1] (2011 urban) | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Mount Isa | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||
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Mount Isa is a city in the north west region of Queensland, Australia. In June 2006 there 18,857 people living in the city.[2] and 31,000[3] in the region. Mount Isa began in the 1920s as a mining town. Mount Isa Mines (MIM) is one of the most productive mines in the world, producing lead, silver, copper, and zinc.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2011 Census Community Profiles: Mount Isa". ABS Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mount Isa (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ ABS Census 2006 QLD North West Statistical Division[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Mount Isa". australianexplorer.com. 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
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