Tuchekoi, Queensland
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 Looking toward Mount Tuchekoi, circa 1931 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 26°24′23″S 152°45′59″E / 26.4063°S 152.7663°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 199 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.656/km2 (17.24/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4570 | ||||||||||||
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Tuchekoi is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Tuchekoi had a population of 199 people.[1]
The Mary River forms the western boundary, while Skyring Creek forms the northern boundary and becomes a tributary of the Mary River at the north-west of the locality.[3][4]
The terrain varies from 60 to 310 metres (200 to 1,020 ft) above sea level. The lower land is along the Mary River and Skyring Creek, but rises towards the south and east.[5] There is one named peak, Mount Tuchekoi, which is in the centre of the locality (26°24′14″S 152°45′19″E / 26.4039°S 152.7554°E), rising to 295 metres (968 ft).[6][7][4]
The Old Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east (Federal) and exits to the north (Coles Creek). The current Bruce Highway passes further north-east and does not pass through Tuchekoi.[8]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some plantation forestry.[9]
Despite the name, Tuchekoi National Park is not in the locality of Tuchekoi, but in Pomona to the east.[9]
History
The locality takes its name from Mount Tuchekoi, which in turn is believed to be a corruption of the Kabi language dha/chu/koi meaning place of fig trees.[2]
