The Shire of Carpentaria is a local government
area in Far North Queensland, Australia on the
Gulf of Carpentaria, for which it is named.

The Shire of Carpentaria covers an area of
64,372.7 square kilometres (24,854.4 sq mi), and
has existed as a local government entity since
1883. Its two main population centres are the
towns of Karumba, a fishing port, and Normanton,
the administrative centre, both of which are
located on the Norman River.