Country: Australia
Continent: Australia and Oceania
Population: 150,920
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than one hundred thousand, Cairns is closest to Townsville and farthest from Praia. The closest foreign city is Port Moresby and the farthest domestic city is Perth. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Cairns is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Townsville, Australia | 175 |
 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 520 |
| Sunshine Coast, Australia | 816 |
| Toowoomba, Australia | 832 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 861 |
| Farthest Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Praia, Cape Verde | 11,723 |
 | Guediawaye, Senegal | 11,320 |
| Pikine, Senegal | 11,319 |
| Dakar, Senegal | 11,317 |
| Rufisque, Senegal | 11,310 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 520 |
 | Jayapura, Indonesia | 1,047 |
 | Dili, Timor-Leste | 1,477 |
| Ambon, Indonesia | 1,503 |
| Bitung, Indonesia | 1,888 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | Miles | | Perth, Australia | 2,139 | | Hobart, Australia | 1,791 | | Launceston, Australia | 1,690 | | Geelong, Australia | 1,465 | | Melbourne, Australia | 1,440 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Vacoas - Phoenix, Mauritius | 5,719 |
| Port Louis, Mauritius | 5,721 |
| Beau Bassin - Rose Hill, Mauritius | 5,722 |
 | Saint-Denis (La Réunion), France | 5,835 |
| Saint-Paul (La Réunion), France | 5,844 |
| Farthest African Cities | Miles | | Praia, Cape Verde | 11,723 | | Guediawaye, Senegal | 11,320 | | Pikine, Senegal | 11,319 | | Dakar, Senegal | 11,317 | | Rufisque, Senegal | 11,310 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Jayapura, Indonesia | 1,047 |
| Dili, Timor-Leste | 1,477 |
| Ambon, Indonesia | 1,503 |
| Bitung, Indonesia | 1,888 |
| Manado, Indonesia | 1,908 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | Miles |  | Izmir, Turkey | 8,479 | | Manisa, Turkey | 8,462 | | Turgutlu, Turkey | 8,448 | | Balikesir, Turkey | 8,432 | | Bandirma, Turkey | 8,423 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Townsville, Australia | 175 |
| Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 520 |
| Sunshine Coast, Australia | 816 |
| Toowoomba, Australia | 832 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 861 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles |  | Dunedin, New Zealand | 2,451 | | Christchurch, New Zealand | 2,416 | | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 2,408 | | Wellington, New Zealand | 2,406 | | Tauranga, New Zealand | 2,335 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Zlatoust, Russia | 7,016 |
| Salavat, Russia | 7,140 |
| Sterlitamak, Russia | 7,141 |
| Orenburg, Russia | 7,154 |
| Ufa, Russia | 7,154 |
| Farthest European Cities | Miles |  | San Cristóbal De La Laguna, Spain | 11,051 | | Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain | 11,049 | | Telde, Spain | 11,021 | | Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain | 11,018 |  | Amadora, Portugal | 10,306 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Honolulu (HI), United States of America | 4,638 |
| Anchorage (AK), United States of America | 6,427 |
| Santa Rosa (CA), United States of America | 7,016 |
| Daly City (CA), United States of America | 7,018 |
| San Francisco (CA), United States of America | 7,022 |
| Farthest North American Cities | Miles |  | Carolina, Puerto Rico | 10,357 | | Caguas, Puerto Rico | 10,349 | | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 10,347 | | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | 10,346 | | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 10,343 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Punta Arenas, Chile | 7,136 |
 | Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina | 7,637 |
| Puerto Montt, Chile | 7,716 |
| Osorno, Chile | 7,757 |
| Valdivia, Chile | 7,792 |
| Farthest South American Cities | Miles |  | Fortaleza, Brazil | 10,982 | | Caucaia, Brazil | 10,980 | | Parnaíba, Brazil | 10,976 | | Maracanau, Brazil | 10,970 | | Sobral, Brazil | 10,955 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Port Moresby | 520 |
| Townsville | 175 |
| Farthest City From | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Praia | 11,740 |