Aurukun
Aurukun is a city in Australia with a population of about 1,282.
Aurukun is a town and coastal locality in the Shire of Aurukun and the Shire of Cook in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is an Indigenous community. In the 2021 census, the locality of Aurukun had a population of 1,101 people, of whom 997 (88.7%) identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people.
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About Aurukun
| Country | Australia |
| Continent | Oceania |
| Explore | 04 |
| Population | 1,282 |
| Local currency | AUD |
| Coordinates | -13.3558, 141.7271 |
| Time zone | Australia/Brisbane |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 2,549 km · Canberra |
| Population (Australia) | #3506 most populated in Australia |
| Where on Earth | 13°21′21″S · 141°43′37″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 1,487 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 8,532 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 97% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Cusco (Peru) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 13.36, -38.27 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Sydney | 2,474 km |
| Singapore | 4,488 km |
| Tokyo | 5,456 km |
| Beijing | 6,475 km |
| Dubai | 10,288 km |
| Los Angeles | 11,748 km |