Townsville, Queensland, Australia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Townsville,_Queensland,_Australia

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport	gptkb:Townsville_Airport
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:Australian_Festival_of_Chamber_Music gptkb:Strand_Ephemera gptkb:Townsville_400_(Supercars_Championship)
gptkbp:area	693.3 km²
gptkbp:climate	tropical savanna
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:elevation	11 m
gptkbp:founded	1866
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite	gptkb:Customs_House gptkb:Old_Townsville_Railway_Station gptkb:Townsville_Railway_Station gptkb:Sacred_Heart_Cathedral gptkb:Queens_Gardens
gptkbp:hasMilitaryBase	gptkb:Lavarack_Barracks
gptkbp:homeport	gptkb:Port_of_Townsville
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
gptkbp:localGovernmentArea	gptkb:City_of_Townsville
gptkbp:locatedOn	north-eastern coast of Queensland
gptkbp:mayor	Jenny Hill (as of 2024)
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Townsville_floods_(2019)
gptkbp:notableIndustry	defence education tourism port activities
gptkbp:notableLandmark	gptkb:Magnetic_Island_(offshore) gptkb:The_Strand gptkb:Castle_Hill
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Debbie_Watson_(Olympic_water_polo) Greg Norman (golfer, lived here as a child) Johnathan Thurston (NRL player) Julian Assange (born here)
gptkbp:population	approximately 180,000 (2021)
gptkbp:postalCode	4810
gptkbp:region	gptkb:North_Queensland
gptkbp:river	gptkb:Ross_River
gptkbp:sisterCity	gptkb:Port_Moresby,_Papua_New_Guinea gptkb:Shūnan,_Japan gptkb:Changshu,_China gptkb:Ishigaki,_Japan
gptkbp:sportsTeam	gptkb:North_Queensland_Cowboys_(NRL) gptkb:Townsville_Fire_(WNBL)
gptkbp:state	gptkb:Queensland
gptkbp:stateElectorate	gptkb:Herbert_(federal) gptkb:Mundingburra_(state) gptkb:Thuringowa_(state) gptkb:Townsville_(state)
gptkbp:timezone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
gptkbp:university	gptkb:James_Cook_University
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Julian_Assange gptkb:Mitchell_Johnson
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5