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Wells Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia, located within the Eastern Land Division of the state. It spans roughly 24°00'S - 26°20'S in latitude and 121°40'E - 123°20'E in longitude. Its name honours Lawrence Allen Wells, an explorer of the area in 1896–1897.
It lies to the north of Lake Carnegie, and part of the passes through the north-west of the district.
The district was created on 30 January 1925 and was defined in the Government Gazette:
Coordinates: 25°15′S 122°30′E / 25.250°S 122.500°E