Ajana, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Ajana
state = wa


caption =
lga = Shire of Northampton
postcode = 6532
est = 1915
pop = 22 (2006 Census) [Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC53011|name=Ajana (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-09-30]
elevation= 202
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Moore
fedgov = Kalgoorlie
dist1 = 531
dir1 = North West
location1= Perth
dist2 = 45
dir2 = North
location2= Northampton
dist3 = 54
dir3 = South East
location3= Kalbarricoord|-27.949|114.635|type:city(50)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Ajana is a small town in Western Australia located on the Ajana Back Road convert|531|km|mi|0 north-west of Perth in the Mid West Region

The name of the town is Aboriginal in origin and is thought either to be the local name for the area or to come from the Aboriginal word meaning "mine".

The townsite was declared in 1915. [LandInfo WA|c|A|2008-09-30]

Railways

It was the terminus of a branch line of the Western Australian Government Railways. The line opened on 6 January 1913 and closed on 29 April 1957. ["Rails to Ajana" Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February, 2001 pp 45-53]

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