Giangurra, Queensland

Giangurra
Queensland
Giangurra; Queensland
	Giangurra town in East Trinity
	Giangurra
Coordinates	16°54′12″S 145°49′14″E / 16.9033°S 145.8205°E
Postcode(s)	4871
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	26.0 km (16 mi) NNE of Gordonvale ; 39.5 km (25 mi) ENE of Cairns CBD ; 348 km (216 mi) NNW of Townsville ; 1,689 km (1,049 mi) NNW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Cairns Region
State electorate(s)	Mulgrave
Federal division(s)	Kennedy

Giangurra is a coastal town in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.^[1] It is within the locality of East Trinity on the eastern coast of Trinity Bay.^[2]

History[]

Giangurra Beach and Sturt Cove

The name Giangurra means village of wild rose thorn, but the language or dialect is unknown.^[1]

The town was named on 1 December 1962 by the Queensland Place Names Board.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Giangurra – town in Cairns Region (entry 13650)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 January 2020.