Moura

Queensland, Australia
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Moura, town, eastern Queensland, Australia, on the Dawson River. Together with its neighbouring town, Kianga, Moura is the focus of a 350-square-mile (910-square-km) coalfield from which high-quality coking coal is mined for export to Japan. Local farms are supplied from Moura Weir, part of the Dawson Valley’s irrigation system. Moura is served by the Dawson Highway from Brisbane, 460 miles (740 km) south-southeast. Pop. (2006) 1,774; (2011) gazetted locality, 1,899.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.