Manjimup, Western Australia
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Entrance to Manjimup, late afternoon
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| Coordinates | 34°14′S 116°8′E / 34.233°S 116.133°ECoordinates: 34°14′S 116°8′E / 34.233°S 116.133°E | ||||||
| Population | 4,164 (2011 census) | ||||||
| Established | 1856 | ||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6258 | ||||||
| Elevation | 287 m (942 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Manjimup | ||||||
| State electorate(s) | Blackwood-Stirling | ||||||
| Federal Division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||
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Manjimup is a town in Western Australia, 307 kilometres (191 mi) south of the state capital, Perth. The town of Manjimup is a regional centre for the largest shire in the South West region of Western Australia. At the 2011 census, Manjimup had a population of 4,164.
Manjimup was named the Noongar Aboriginal words "Manjin" (a broad-leafed edible reed) and "up" (meeting place, or place of). Manjimup was first settled by timber cutter Thomas Muir, who took up land near the present town site in 1856. It was declared a town in 1910, and a railway from Perth was completed in 1911.
The population expanded when Manjimup became part of the post-World War I Group Settlement Scheme. The Group Settlement Scheme was largely unsuccessful because the land was difficult to clear and many of the new settlers were not experienced farmers. The settlers who stayed became dairy farmers, which ended during the 1930s Great Depression when the price of butterfat collapsed.
Timber is the town's major industry, but it has been joined by fruit and vegetable farms, dairy farms, wool, grain and vineyards. The Cripps Pink, otherwise better known as the Pink Lady apple was created in Manjimup in 1973 by John Cripps of the then-named Western Australian Department of Agriculture and the trademark is now used on products across four continents. Manjimup used to produce frozen French fries, and had a lucrative tobacco industry that ended in the 1960s. Manjimup exports include marri flooring; apples, primarily to India; and spring water to Saudi Arabia, Singapore and India.
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