Arrino, Western Australia

Arrino, Western Australia

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Three Springs
postcode = 6519
est = 1904
pop = 163 (2006 Census) [Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC53046|name=Arrino (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-09-30]
elevation= 263
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Moore
fedgov = O'Connor
dist1 = 333
dir1 = N
location1= Perth
dist2 = 17
dir2 = NW
location2= Three Springs
dist3 = 45
dir3 = SW
location3= Morawa
coord|-29.439|115.628|type:city(163)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Arrino is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Ausralia. The town is located between Mingenew and Three Springs on the Midlands Road.

The name of the town is Aboriginal in origin and is the name of the local springs and is thought to mean "place of many granite hills". The name first appeared in charts in 1859 and was also the name of a property established by an early settler, NW Cooke, in 1876.The townsite was gazetted in 1904. [LandInfo WA|c|A|2008-09-30]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”