Jingalup, Western Australia facts for kids
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 Jingalup
Location in Western Australia
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| Population | 111 (2016 census) |
| Established | 1924 |
| Postcode(s) | 6395 |
| Elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Kojonup |
| State electorate(s) | Roe |
| Federal Division(s) | O'Connor |
Jingalup is a town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia located between the towns of Kojonup and Cranbrook. The town is located on Murrin Brook, which is a tributary of the Tone River.
The area was explored by Francis Thomas Gregory in 1846; he first recorded the name Jingalup. The area was eventually opened to agriculture. By 1918 the local farmers requested that a townsite be declared, and proposed the name be Mybrup. A town hall which was also used as a school and a recreation ground had been built by 1922, and the community knew the area as Jingalup. The town was gazetted in 1924.
The name is Aboriginal in origin and is a contraction of the name of a nearby well, Kodjingalup Well.
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