Fast Facts
- Founded in 1876, officially declared a town in 1903
- Named after Sir William Wellington Cairns, State Governor
- Population of 160,000 approximately in 2016
- Area Size 1,687km2 stretching from Mirriwinni in the south to Ellis Beach in the north
- Region of Wet Tropics, Heritage Listed Rainforest and the Coral Sea Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Gateway to Atherton Tablelands, Daintree Rainforest, Savannah Way and Great Dividing Range
- Russell, Mulgrave, Barron Rivers
- Yirrganydji people of the Djabugay language (rainforest and coastal culture)
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