Kyeamba, New South Wales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids KyeambaNew South Wales |
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Entering Kyeamba – the property Kyeamba Park is in the background
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 Kyeamba
Location in New South Wales
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| Population | 54 (2016 census) | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2650 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 309 m (1,014 ft) | ||||||||
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| County | Wynyard | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Wagga Wagga | ||||||||
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Kyeamba is a small farming community in the central east part of a region called the Riverina in Australia. It's located about 16 kilometers (10 miles) north-west of Humula. It's also about 23 kilometers (14 miles) south-west of Tarcutta. In 2016, a count of people called a census showed that 54 people lived in Kyeamba.
About Kyeamba
The name Kyeamba comes from an Aboriginal word. This word means "forehead band."
Kyeamba is located near where the Alfredtown to Kyeamba Road meets the Hume Highway. There are no shops or big public buildings in the area.
Kyeamba's Post Office History
A telegraph office opened in Kyeamba on September 1, 1861. A telegraph office was a place where people could send messages over long distances using electric signals.
Later, this office became a post office. It was officially renamed Kyeamba in 1917. The post office eventually closed down in 1957.
Kyeamba's Climate
Kyeamba is in a special spot. It's right between the slopes of the Great Dividing Range and the flat Riverina plain. This means the weather changes a lot between summer and winter.
The area gets a lot more rain in winter. This is a common pattern for places in this part of Australia.
| Climate data for Murraguldrie State Forest 1 (1938–1974); 493 m AMSL; 35.50° S, 147.62° E | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
19.9 (67.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.5 (45.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.0 (2.28) |
50.9 (2.00) |
61.7 (2.43) |
73.9 (2.91) |
81.1 (3.19) |
81.1 (3.19) |
95.0 (3.74) |
95.1 (3.74) |
71.9 (2.83) |
91.0 (3.58) |
76.8 (3.02) |
55.3 (2.18) |
891.8 (35.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 112.1 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Murraguldrie State Forest 1 | |||||||||||||
