City of Thuringowa

Former City of Thuringowa
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population59,164 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density31.6910/km2 (82.0794/sq mi)
Established1846 1st Settlement, 1879–1903 Division, 1903–1986 Shire, 1986–2008 City.
Area1,866.9 km2 (720.8 sq mi)
RegionW/SW from Townsville
WebsiteFormer City of Thuringowa

The City of Thuringowa (19°18′26″S 146°43′54″E / 19.30722°S 146.73167°E / -19.30722; 146.73167) was a city and local government area in North Queensland, Australia covering the northern and western parts of what is now Townsville. The suburb of Thuringowa Central is the main business centre in this area.

Thuringowa was named after the German state of Thuringia where the shire's first chairman, John von Stieglitz, originated.[2] Prior to its proclamation as a city on 1 January 1986, Thuringowa was a large rural shire, almost surrounding the City of Townsville.

In 2007 the Queensland Government recommended that the Thuringowa City Council and the Townsville City Council be merged as part of the review of councils and boundaries, with the merged entity to be referred to as the Townsville City Council and the city being called the New Townsville City.[3] The transition was completed with the election of a new combined Council on 15 March 2008.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Thuringowa (C) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 December 2007.
  2. ^ Bateman, Daniel (13 June 2007). "Save Thuringowa". Townsville Bulletin. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Welcome to the New Townsville City". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008.