Maya Western Australia | |
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Coordinates | 29°52′57″S 116°30′09″E / 29.88250°S 116.50250°E |
Population | 20 ( SAL 2021) [1] |
Established | 1913 |
Postcode(s) | 6614 |
Elevation | 343 m (1,125 ft) |
Area | 570.5 km2 (220.3 sq mi) |
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Perenjori |
State electorate(s) | Moore |
Federal division(s) | Durack |
Maya is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia.
The town's name is a result of the shortening of the Indigenous Australian word for a nearby spring, Pocanmaya. The name was first recorded by surveyors in 1876.
The town originated as a railway siding on the Mullewa to Wongan Hills that was planned in 1913. The townsite was gazetted in 1913 and the railway commenced operation in 1915. [2]
In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding. [3]
The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling. [4]
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Maya Western Australia | |
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| |
Coordinates | 29°52′57″S 116°30′09″E / 29.88250°S 116.50250°E |
Population | 20 ( SAL 2021) [1] |
Established | 1913 |
Postcode(s) | 6614 |
Elevation | 343 m (1,125 ft) |
Area | 570.5 km2 (220.3 sq mi) |
Location |
|
LGA(s) | Shire of Perenjori |
State electorate(s) | Moore |
Federal division(s) | Durack |
Maya is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia.
The town's name is a result of the shortening of the Indigenous Australian word for a nearby spring, Pocanmaya. The name was first recorded by surveyors in 1876.
The town originated as a railway siding on the Mullewa to Wongan Hills that was planned in 1913. The townsite was gazetted in 1913 and the railway commenced operation in 1915. [2]
In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding. [3]
The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling. [4]
Media related to Maya, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons