Place:Weipa, Queensland, Australia

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NameWeipa
TypeTown
Coordinates12.6°S 141.967°E
Located inQueensland, Australia
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Weipa is a coastal mining town in the local government area of Weipa Town in Queensland. It is the largest town on the Cape York Peninsula. It exists because of the enormous bauxite deposits along the coast. The Port of Weipa is mainly involved in exports of bauxite. There are also shipments of live cattle from the port.

In the , Weipa had a population of 3,899 people.[1]

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