Benjinup, Western Australia

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Benjinup
Western Australia
Benjinup, Western Australia
Coordinates 33°47′S116°18′E / 33.79°S 116.30°E / -33.79; 116.30
Population143 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6255
Area284.8 km2 (110.0 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Boyup Brook
State electorate(s) Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Suburbs around Benjinup:
Wilga West Wilga Dinninup
Catterick Benjinup Boyup Brook
Catterick Winnejup Boyup Brook

Benjinup is a rural locality of the Shire of Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia. [2] [3]

The Shire of Boyup Brook and the locality of Benjinup are located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen) [4] [5] and Kaniyang (also spelled Kaneang) people, [6] [7] both of the Noongar nation. [8] [9]

The name Benjinup is of Kaneang origin and means "to look out at the sun rising". [10]

Benjinup was a stop on the Donnybrook–Katanning railway. [11]

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References

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