page_title: Central West Queensland
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Central West Queensland / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of Scrammy Gorge in Bladensburg National Park near Winton.
context_page_description: Central West Queensland is a remote region in the Australian state of Queensland which covers 396 650.2 km². The region lies to the north of South West Queensland and south of the Gulf Country.
  Central West Queensland is serviced by the ABC Western Queensland radio station. It has a population of approximately 12,387 people.
context_section_description: The eastern extent of the Simpson Desert lies within the region. Haddon Corner and Poeppel Corner on the Queensland border are also located here.  Bioregions in the area include the Channel Country.
  Part of the Cooper Basin is located in the region. The basin contains the most significant on-shore petroleum and natural gas deposits in Australia.
  At the federal level the region partly falls in the Division of Maranoa and the Division of Kennedy. Local government areas included in the region are Shire of Barcoo, Shire of Diamantina, Shire of Boulia, Shire of Winton, Longreach Region, Blackall-Tambo Region and Barcaldine Region.
caption: Scrammy Gorge near Winton, 2011
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