| Shire of Bowen Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 12,377 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.584251/km2 (1.51320/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 21,184.4 km2 (8,179.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bowen | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Bowen was a local government area in the North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Bowen, covered an area of 21,184.4 square kilometres (8,179.3 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Whitsunday to form the Whitsunday Region.
The Shire's economy was based on tropical agriculture, fishing, tourism and coal mining.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bowen (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2008.