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Babinda is a small town and suburb in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located south of Cairns. At the 2011 Australian Census the town recorded a population of 1,068.〔 The town is noted for its proximity to two of Queensland's highest mountains Mount Bartle Frere and Mount Bellenden Ker. Babinda and Tully annually compete for the Golden Gumboot, an award for Australia's wettest town. Babinda is usually the winner, recording an annual rainfall of over 4,200 millimetres each year. ==History== Babinda takes its name from the local Indigenous Australian language for ''mountain''.〔(31 October 2001). (What's in a name? – 3 ). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 January 2014.〕 Other sources, however, claim it is a Yidinji word for ''water'', possibly referring to the high rainfall of the area.〔〔(Babinda ). Cairns Connect. Retrieved 8 January 2014.〕 Babinda State School opened on 4 November 1914. Babinda Post Office opened by 1915 (a ''Babinda Creek'' receiving office had been open since 1891). The Babinda War Memorial was unveiled by the chairman of the Cairns Shire Council Seymour Warner on 25 April 1927.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww1/display/90453-babinda-war-memorial )〕 In March 2006, Babinda was struck by Cyclone Larry, damaging up to 80% of buildings. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Babinda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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