Boyanup, Western Australia

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

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imagesize= 250px
caption = Boyanup General Store
lga = Shire of Capel
postcode = 6237
est = 1894
pop = 615 (2006 Census) [Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL501600|name=Boyanup (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-08-29]
elevation= 40
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Collie-Preston
fedgov = Forrest
dist1 = 195
dir1 = South
location1= Perth
dist2 = 18
dir2 = South East
location2= Bunburycoord|-33.486|115.73|type:city(615)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Boyanup is a town located on the South Western Highway in the South West agricultural region, 195 km south of Perth and 18 km south-east of Bunbury, Western Australia.

Boyanup is an Noongar Aboriginal name, said to mean "a place of quartz" as "Boya" means "rock" or "stone". The name was first recorded by an explorer in 1852, and a road survey in 1869 shows the town name as "Boyinup". In 1888 a railway was built between Boyanup and Bunbury, and the townsite was gazetted in 1894. [LandInfo WA|c|B|2007-06-08]

The town is located on the shores of the Preston River and the first European in the area was Captain Bunbury who visited the area in the 1880s and thought it to be ideal for farming. [cite web|url=http://www.allsydney.com/west/boyanup.htm|title=WA Boyanup|year=2006|accessdate=2008-08-29]

The Yoganup North Mine site, owned and operated by Iluka Resources, where mineral sands are mined and separated, is located convert|5.1|km|mi|0 north-west of the town. [cite web|url=http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=267002&op=474&cmd=sp&c=1&x=115%2E76463&y=%2D33%2E44815&w=40000|title=Bonzle.com - Map of Boyanup, WA|year=2008|accessdate=2008-08-29]

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