Benjinup, Western Australia
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| Coordinates: 33°47′S 116°18′E / 33.79°S 116.30°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 284.8 km2 (110.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 143 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6255 | ||||||||||||
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Benjinup is a rural locality of the Shire of Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia.[2][3]
Benjinup is located on the traditional land of the Kaneang people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6]
The name Benjinup is of Kaneang origin and means "to look out at the sun rising".[7]
Benjinup was a stop on the Donnybrook–Katanning railway.[8]
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Benjinup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ "Benjinup". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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