Rockhampton

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Rockhampton is a regional city in central Queensland, Australia, known as a major agricultural and beef production hub along the Fitzroy River.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
regional city
airportIATA ROK
annualEvent Beef Australia exposition
averageMaxTemperature around 29 °C
averageMinTemperature around 18 °C
climate humid subtropical climate
country Australia
declaredCity 1902
distanceFromBrisbane about 600 km north-northwest
economicSector beef cattle industry
education
health services
mining services
federalElectorate Capricornia
founded 1850s
gazettedAsTown 1858
governingBody Rockhampton Regional Council
hasAirport Rockhampton Airport
hasCathedral St Joseph’s Cathedral
hasHeritageArchitecture Quay Street historic precinct
hasUniversityCampus Central Queensland University
isCapitalOf Rockhampton Region
knownFor agriculture
beef production
latitudeApprox 23.38° S
localGovernmentArea Rockhampton Region
locatedIn Queensland
locatedOnRiver Fitzroy River
longitudeApprox 150.51° E
majorRiver Fitzroy River
nearbyBodyOfWater Coral Sea
nearbyCity Yeppoon
nickname Beef Capital of Australia
populationEstimate approximately 80,000
populationRankInQueensland one of the largest regional cities
postalCodeRange 4700
region Central Queensland
religiousJurisdiction Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton
sportsFacility Browne Park
Rockhampton Showgrounds
state Queensland
stateElectorate Keppel
Rockhampton
timezone AEST
traditionalOwners Darumbal people
transport Bruce Highway
North Coast railway line
utcOffset +10:00


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