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Maya

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Shire of Perenjori WA, PO Box 22, Maya, WA 6614
08 9973 0100

Description

Maya is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia.

Maya is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia.

The town's name is a result of the shortening of the Indigenous Australian word for a nearby spring, Pocanmaya. The name was first recorded by surveyors in 1876.

The town originated as a railway siding on the Mullewa to Wongan Hills that was planned in 1913. The townsite was gazetted in 1913 and the railway commenced operation in 1915.In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.

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Type: Towns

Population: 1-100

Time zone: UTC +08:00

Area: 571.431 km2

Elevation: 201-500 metres

Town elevation: 336 m

Population number: 23

Local Government Area: Shire of Perenjori

Location

Shire of Perenjori WA, PO Box 22, Maya, WA 6614

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Maya, Western Australia

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