Kalannie, Western Australia

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Dalwallinu
postcode = 6468
est = 1929
pop = 287 (2006 Census) [Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC54236|name=Kalannie (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-09-20]
elevation= 345
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Moore
fedgov = O'Connor
dist1 = 259
dir1 = North East
location1= Perth
dist2 = 45
dir2 = East
location2= Dalwallinu
dist3 = 70
dir3 = North East
location3= Wongan Hillscoord|-30.3639|117.1182|type:city(200)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Kalannie is a small town in the Shire of Dalwallinu, in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately convert|259|km|mi|0 north-east of the state capital, Perth.

Kalannie was gazetted as a townsite in 1929. The name is Aboriginal, and is in a list of names from the York area where the meaning is given as "where the Aboriginals got white stone for their spears". [LandInfo WA|c|K|2007-06-08]

The main resources in Kalannie are wheat and gypsum. Kalannie is connected to the narrow gauge rail network from a branch-line on the Amery to Bonnie Rock section.

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