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'''Townsville''' is a city on the north-eastern coast of [[Queensland]], Australia. With a population of 179,011 as of the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]],<ref name="abssua">{{Census 2021 AUS|id=3017|name=Townsville|quick=on|access-date=9 August 2023}}</ref> it is the largest settlement in [[North Queensland]]
Part of the larger [[Local government areas of Queensland|local government area]] of the [[City of Townsville]],<ref name="qpnt">{{cite QPN|35084|Townsville|town in City of Townsville|access-date=19 September 2020}}</ref> it is in the dry tropics region of Queensland, adjacent to the central section of the [[Great Barrier Reef]].<ref name="Govt">{{cite web|title=Schedule 1: Regional overviews|url=http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/register/p00607ae.pdf|url-status=dead|publisher=Environmental Protection Agency, Government of Queensland|page=13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080810201951/http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/register/p00607ae.pdf|archive-date=10 August 2008|access-date=20 September 2009}}</ref> The city is also a major industrial centre, home to one of the world's largest [[zinc]] refineries, a nickel refinery and many other similar activities. As of December 2020, $30M operations to expand the Port of Townsville are underway, which involve channel widening and installation of a 70-tonne Liebherr Super Post Panamax Ship-to-Shore crane, to allow much larger cargo and passenger ships to utilise the port.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/townsville/townsville-ports-new-70tonne-crane-will-stand-almost-100m-high/news-story/8f1009d09f17f1375f73249a8955914b |title=Subscribe to the Townsville Bulletin |access-date=21 December 2020 |archive-date=22 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222065246/https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TBWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.townsvillebulletin.com.au%2Fnews%2Ftownsville%2Ftownsville-ports-new-70tonne-crane-will-stand-almost-100m-high%2Fnews-story%2F8f1009d09f17f1375f73249a8955914b&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=f28976620274915b5117a55f1bec71e9-1608619966 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.townsville-port.com.au/new-crane-heralds-a-change-on-townsville-s-horizon/ |title=New crane heralds a change on Townsville's horizon | Port of Townsville |access-date=21 December 2020 |archive-date=22 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222025701/https://www.townsville-port.com.au/new-crane-heralds-a-change-on-townsville-s-horizon/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is an increasingly important port due to its proximity to Asia and major trading partners such as China.
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