page_title: Shire of Bowen
hierarchical_section_title: Shire of Bowen
caption_attribution_description: Location of the Local Government Area in Queensland
context_page_description: The Shire of Bowen was a local government area in the North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Bowen, covered an area of 21,184.4 square kilometres, and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Whitsunday to form the Whitsunday Region.
  The Shire's economy was based on tropical agriculture, fishing, tourism and coal mining.
context_section_description: The Shire of Bowen was a local government area in the North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Bowen, covered an area of 21,184.4 square kilometres (8,179.3 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Whitsunday to form the Whitsunday Region.
  The Shire's economy was based on tropical agriculture, fishing, tourism and coal mining.
caption: Location within Queensland
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