Coolup, Western Australia
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 The Coolup General Store in December 2023 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 32°44′0″S 115°52′0″E / 32.73333°S 115.86667°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1899 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 59.6 km2 (23.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 218 (UCL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6214 | ||||||||||||
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Coolup is a small town in the Peel region of Western Australia. The town is situated just off the South Western Highway and close to the Murray River. Coolup is home to the proposed new multimillion-dollar Murray Region Equestrian Centre, whose construction is in the initial stages of development.[timeframe?]
The area was first settled in 1886 and the townsite was gazetted in 1899. The town's name is Aboriginal Australian in origin and is thought to mean 'the place of the wild turkey'.[3]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coolup (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coolup (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ "History of country town names – C". Landgate. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
