Shire of Cook
- 15.466666666667145.25Koordinaten: 15 ° 28 ' S, 145 ° 15' O The Cook Shire is a Local Government Area ( LGA) in the Australian state of Queensland. The area is 105,697 km ² and has about 4200 inhabitants.
Geography
The Shire is located in the northeast of the state and occupies a large part of the Cape York Peninsula. It is about 1560 km away from the capital Brisbane.
Largest city and administrative headquarters of the LGA is the town of Cooktown on the east coast with about 1,300 inhabitants. Other towns are Ayton, Bloomfield, Coen, Lakeland, Laura, Marton, Portstewart, Portland Roads and Rossville.
History
Already in the 40s of the 19th century roamed researchers the northeastern peninsula. The mineral resources in the area quickly promoted the colonization and the Cooktown founded in 1876 it had its main port. The Cook Shire was created in 1919 from the Hann Shire and the Daintree Shire in 1932 came Cookstown added, which had been independent until then.
Management
The Cook Shire Council has seven members. The Mayor ( mayor) and six other Councillor shall be elected by all residents of the Shire. The LGA is not divided into electoral districts.