Pantapin, Western Australia

Pantapin
Western Australia
Railway Street, Pantapin, 2018
Pantapin is located in Western Australia
Pantapin
Pantapin
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Coordinates31°57′00″S 117°39′00″E / 31.95000°S 117.65000°E / -31.95000; 117.65000
Population25 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1913
Postcode(s)6384
Elevation344 m (1,129 ft)
Area219.5 km2 (84.7 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Quairading
State electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Pantapin is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

The town originated as a railway siding that was planned in 1912 as part of the Quairading to Bruce Rock line. The town was initially named Ulakain, after a nearby well, and was gazetted under that name in 1914.

The name proved problematic – causing mail and goods to go missing, according to the residents – and was changed in 1921.[2]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pantapin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History of country town names – P". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2008.

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