Tuchekoi is a rural
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in the
Gympie Region
The Gympie Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie. It was creat ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Tuchekoi had a population of 197 people.
History
The locality takes its namefrom Mount Tuchekoi, which in turn is believed to be a corruption of the
Kabi language
Kabi Kabi, also spelt Gabi-Gabi/Gubbi Gubbi, is a language of Queensland in Australia, formerly spoken by the Kabi Kabi people of South-east Queensland. The main dialect, Kabi Kabi, is extinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of th ...
''dha/chu/koi'' meaning ''place of fig trees''.
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Geography
The '' Mary River'' forms the western boundary, while ''Skyring Creek'' forms the northern boundary on its way to join the ''Mary''.
References
{{Gympie Region
Gympie Region
Localities in Queensland