Jacup, Western Australia

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Jacup
Western Australia
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Jacup
Jacup, Western Australia
Coordinates 33°50′48″S119°12′16″E / 33.84675°S 119.20441°E / -33.84675; 119.20441
Population71 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6337
Area696.9 km2 (269.1 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Jerramungup
State electorate(s) Roe
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Localities around Jacup:
Pingrup Pingrup West Fitzgerald
Jerramungup Jacup West Fitzgerald
Jerramungup Fitzgerald River NP Fitzgerald River NP

Jacup is a rural locality of the Shire of Jerramungup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The South Coast Highway passes through the locality from west to east while the Fitzgerald River runs through it from north to south. The far south of Jacup is made up of a part of the Fitzgerald River National Park while, in the far north, a small section of the Lake Magenta Nature Reserve protrudes into Jacup. [2] [3]

The majority of the Shire of Jerramungup is located on the traditional land of the Koreng people of the Noongar nation. [4] During the early days of European settlement, the Wudjari people, also of the Noongar nation, moved into the eastern parts of what is now the Shire of Jerramungup, where Jacup is located. [5] [6] [ clarification needed ]

Sections of the No.2 Rabbit-proof fence run along the western border of Jacup, with the road just north of the South Coast Highway still bearing the name Rabbit Proof Fence Road. [3] [7] [8]

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References

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