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'''Gympie''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɪ|m|p|i}} {{respell|GHIM|pee}})<ref>''[[Macquarie Dictionary|Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition]]'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. {{ISBN|1-876429-14-3}}</ref> is a city and a [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Gympie Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|15149|Gympie|town in Gympie Region|access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|46339|Gympie|locality in Gympie Region|access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref> InLocated in the Greater Sunshine Coast,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gympie {{!}} Visit Sunshine Coast |url=https://www.visitsunshinecoast.com/place/gympie |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.visitsunshinecoast.com |language=en}}</ref> Gympie is about {{convert|170.7|km|mi|-1}} north of the state capital, [[Brisbane]]. The city lies on the [[Mary River (Queensland)|Mary River]], which floods Gympie occasionally. The locality of Gympie is the [[central business district]] for the city of Gympie and also the administrative centre for the [[Gympie Region]] local government area. In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Gympie had an urban population of 22,424 people.<ref name=Census2021SUA/>

Gympie experiences a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen:]] Cfa) with hot, rainy summers and mild, dry winters with cool nights. Annual rainfall averages around {{convert|1117.4|mm}}, with a summer maximum. Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|-4.3|C}} on the 20th of20 July 2007 to {{convert|42.4|C}} on the 4th of4 January 2014.<ref>{{cite web