Kununurra - WA

  Town

Position

DEG: -15.77813 128.744141
DMS: 15º 46' 41.27" S 128º 44' 38.91" E
UTM: 52 L 8255590mN 472595mE
Altitude: 51.54m

Description

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

431.32kms SouthWest of Darwin - Driving 828 km (9 hours 29 mins)

Address & Contact

Erythrina St
Kununurra WA 6743
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

Kununurra is the main population centre of the East Kimberley and is considered the gateway for tourists to this remote and intriguing ancient region. Kununurra is located on the Victoria Highway, 1057km east of Broome and over 3000km from Perth. Four well-known tourist routes converge on the town centre, namely the Gibb River Road, Great Northern Highway, Victoria Highway and Wyndham Road.

Nearby sites of interest are Lake Arygle, Lake Kununurra, Ord River, Mirima (Hidden Valley) National Park.

Kununurra history is rather recent, having only been established in the early 1960's as a service town to workers involved in the construction of the Ord Irrigation Scheme. Once the Ord River was dammed, this opened up the area to horticulture, aquaculture, and tourism and the town now has a population of around 6000.

Aboriginal history in the area revolves around the Miriwoong (Miriuwung-Gajerrong) people.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Kununurra Airport at 05/01:00pm WST
Distance from Kununurra 3.67km W
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
40.4°C40.2°C25%16.6°C1007.6hPa0.0mmWNW13km/hr
7knots
22km/hr
12knots

Closest Climatic Station

Kununurra Aero
Distance from Kununurra 3.67km W
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C35.934.935.535.232.730.130.532.636.538.538.937.1
Mean Min. °C25.124.824.221.918.815.715.215.920.023.525.225.4
Mean Rain mm198.6210.6154.730.47.03.61.70.13.123.661.3135.9

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