Burekup, Western Australia

Burekup, Western Australia

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Dardanup
postcode = 6227
est = 1973
pop = 634 (2006 Census) [Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC53376 |name=Burekup (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-10-05]
elevation= 23
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Collie-Preston
fedgov = Forrest
dist1 = 167
dir1 = South
location1= Perth
dist2 = 6
dir2 = South West
location2= Brunswick Junction
dist3 = 16
dir3 = East
location3= Bunbury

Burekup is a small town located on the South Western Highway in the South West Region of Western Australia.

The town is built on the Collie River and was originally a railway siding on the Pinjarra-Picton line that was established in 1910 and known at the time as "Boorekup".Following a request from the Shire of Dardanup, the town was gazetted in 1973. [LandInfo WA|c|B|2008-10-05]

Burekup is the Indigenous Australian name for a wildflower that grows in the area.

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