Kamerunga, Queensland
Kamerunga is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland in Australia, located northwest of the city centre. At the, the suburb recorded a population of 1,049.Geography
In the east farmland predominates, central areas are used for residential purposes and the west is mostly undeveloped bushland on the foothills of the Atherton Tableland escarpment.History
The suburb is believed to have taken its name from the Yidinji name for Barron Gorge. It was formerly known as Barronville.
While Kamerunga is now a suburb within the Cairns Region, it historically formed part of the Shire of Barron and was significant as a crossing point on the Barron River. A new high level road bridge opened in 1980 to replace the original bridge, which remains as a popular fishing spot during the dry season.
