Wowan, Queensland

Wowan, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Wowan
state = Qld


caption =
lga = Banana Shire
postcode = 4702
pop = 338
pop_footnotes =
est = 1912
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Callide
fedgov = Flynn
dist1 = 609
location1= Brisbane
dist2 = 82
location2= Rockhampton
dist3 = 70
location3= Biloela
dist4 = 15
location4= Dululu

Wowan is a small rural township in Central Queensland, Australia. It is named from the Aboriginal word for Australian brush-turkey. At the 2006 census, Wowan and the surrounding area had a population of 338.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC38013
name=Wowan (Banana Shire) (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-10-28
quick=on]

The town was settled in 1912. Farm produce from the area includes beef, hay, grain, pork and eggs. [ [http://www.banana.qld.gov.au/docs/profiles/cp_wowan_11_05.pdf Our Town Wowan] ]

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