Shire of Stanthorpe
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Shire of Stanthorpe Queensland |
|||||||||||||
 Location within Queensland |
|||||||||||||
| Population: | 9,818 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2669 km² (1030.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Stanthorpe | ||||||||||||
 |
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Shire of Stanthorpe is a Local Government Area in southern Queensland, Australia. The shire is situated on the Queensland - New South Wales border on the Great Dividing Range and is part of the Granite Belt.
The administrative centre is the town of Stanthorpe. Other towns in the shire include:
- Amiens,
- Applethorpe,
- Ballandean,
- Messines,
- Passchendale,
- Pozieres,
- Wallangarra, and
- Wyberba.
The relatively cool climate allows the production of apples and the development of a wine industry.
[edit] External links
- Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning - Local Government Directory.
|
|||||||||||
 |
This Queensland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
