What is Roma, Queensland?
[[Image:Roma Overhead.jpg|thumb|250px|Aerial view of Roma]] '''Roma''' is a town in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. It is the capital of the [[Maranoa Region]]. The town was founded in 1867 and is named after Lady [[Diamantina Bowen]] (née di Roma), the wife of Sir [[George Bowen]], the first [[Governor of Queensland]]. In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, 6,848 people lived in Roma.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32487|name=Roma (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{Commonscat}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:1867 establishments]] [[Category:1860s establishments in Australia]] [[Category:Towns in Queensland]]