Gnowangerup, Western Australia

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Gnowangerup
postcode = 6335
est = 1908
pop = 624 (2006 Census) [Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC54001|name=Gnowangerup (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-09-20]
elevation= 261
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Wagin
fedgov = O'Connor
dist1 = 355
dir1 = SE
location1= Perth
dist2 = 61
dir2 = SE
location2= Katanning
dist3 = 83
dir3 = NW
location3= Mount Barkercoord|-33.938|118.008|type:city(623)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Gnowangerup is a town located convert|61|km|mi|0 south east of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The townsite was first gazetted in 1908 under the spelling of Ngowangerupp. Local dissatisfaction with this spelling led to it being altered to Gnowangerup in 1913.

A branch railway from Tambellup reached Gnowangerup on 1 July, 1912. It was extended to Ongerup on 6 January, 1913. Train services east of Gnowangerup ceased on 13 October, 1957. ["The Ongerup Branch" Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, May, 2002 pp163-170]

The name of the townsite is Aboriginal, being derived from nearby Gnowangerup Creek and Spring, both names being first recorded in 1878. The name means "place where the mallee hen (Gnow) nests". [LandInfo WA|c|G|2007-06-08]

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