Surat, Queensland
| Surat Queensland | |||||||||
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 The Warroo Shire hall in Surat | |||||||||
  Surat | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°10′S 149°04′E / 27.167°S 149.067°E | ||||||||
| Population | 436[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4417 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft)[2] | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Maranoa Regional Council | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||
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Surat (/[invalid input: 'icon']səˈræt/) is a small rural town on the Balonne River, approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi) south of Roma on the Carnarvon Highway. It is 450 kilometres (280 mi) west of Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Surat had a population of 436.[1]
The district was first mapped by Surveyor-General Sir Thomas Mitchell in 1846. By the end of the 1849s pastoralists had penetrated the area, and in 1849 Mitchell directed a surveyor, Burrowes, to select a township site on the Balonne River. Burrowes did so and named it Surat, after his former place of residence in Madras Province, India.[3]
There are oil fields further south.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Surat (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
- ^ "SURAT". Climate Averages for Australian Sites. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ LocalHero. "Local history of Surat".
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Surat, Queensland.
- Maranoa Online A portal servicing the Maranoa - a region encompassing Surat.
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Surat
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