Coen (Coen)
Coen is a rural town and coastal locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. The town of Coen is inland on the Peninsula Developmental Road, the main road on the Cape York Peninsula in far northern Queensland. In the, the locality of Coen had a population of 320 people.
The community is quite busy, particularly in the dry season, with all tourists and visitors travelling the Peninsula Development Road up to the tip of Cape York having to pass through the town.
The locality of Coen is on the eastern side of Cape York Peninsula with the Coral Sea forming its eastern boundary. Part of the northern boundary follows the Archer River, while the Coen River forms part of its western boundary. The Peninsula Developmental Road runs roughly north to south through the locality.
Though the town falls within the boundaries of the Shire of Cook, the town is about 400km from the shire's headquarters in Cooktown, about a 6.5 hour drive.
Moojeeba is a town in the south-east of the locality on the northern bank of the Stewart River (-14.0791°N, 143.6486°W).
Port Stewart is a town also on the northern bank of the Stewart River but closer to the river mount into the Coral Sea (-14.0669°N, 143.6861°W).
The community is quite busy, particularly in the dry season, with all tourists and visitors travelling the Peninsula Development Road up to the tip of Cape York having to pass through the town.
The locality of Coen is on the eastern side of Cape York Peninsula with the Coral Sea forming its eastern boundary. Part of the northern boundary follows the Archer River, while the Coen River forms part of its western boundary. The Peninsula Developmental Road runs roughly north to south through the locality.
Though the town falls within the boundaries of the Shire of Cook, the town is about 400km from the shire's headquarters in Cooktown, about a 6.5 hour drive.
Moojeeba is a town in the south-east of the locality on the northern bank of the Stewart River (-14.0791°N, 143.6486°W).
Port Stewart is a town also on the northern bank of the Stewart River but closer to the river mount into the Coral Sea (-14.0669°N, 143.6861°W).
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