Roma (Roma)
Roma is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the Maranoa Region. The town was incorporated in 1867 and is named after Lady Diamantina Bowen (née di Roma), the wife of Sir George Bowen, the Governor of Queensland at the time. In the, the locality of Roma had a population of 6,848 people.
Roma is in the Maranoa district of South West Queensland, Australia, situated
* 515 km by rail and road WNW of Brisbane
* 355 km (221 mi) W of Toowoomba,
* 269 km (167 mi) W of Dalby
* 141 km (87.6 mi) W of Miles
* 87 km (54 mi) E of Mitchell
* 176.6 km (109.7 mi) E of Morven
* 266 km (165 mi) E of Charleville
It is situated at the junction of the Warrego and Carnarvon highways. It is the centre of a rich pastoral and wheat-growing district. It is also a major town on the Western Railway Line from Toowoomba and Brisbane.
Roma is in the Maranoa district of South West Queensland, Australia, situated
* 515 km by rail and road WNW of Brisbane
* 355 km (221 mi) W of Toowoomba,
* 269 km (167 mi) W of Dalby
* 141 km (87.6 mi) W of Miles
* 87 km (54 mi) E of Mitchell
* 176.6 km (109.7 mi) E of Morven
* 266 km (165 mi) E of Charleville
It is situated at the junction of the Warrego and Carnarvon highways. It is the centre of a rich pastoral and wheat-growing district. It is also a major town on the Western Railway Line from Toowoomba and Brisbane.
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