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Also known as Kimberley, Western Australia, Kimberley (Western Australia), Kimberley in Western Australia

administrative region of Western Australia

Key facts

Country
Australia
State
Western Australia
Lgas
Shire of Broome Shire of Derby–West Kimberley Shire of Wyndham–East Kimberley Shire of Halls Creek
State electorate
Kimberley
Federal division
Durack
Total
423,517 km (163,521 sq mi)
Density
0.0811396/km (0.210151/sq mi)

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Population
50113
Area
423517
Official website
www.kdc.wa.gov.au
Image
Cd boab tree.jpg
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native label
Kimberley
Commons category
Kimberley, Western Australia
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The Kimberley is the northernmost of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is bordered on the west by the Indian Ocean, on the north by the Timor Sea, on the south by the Great Sandy and Tanami deserts in the region of the Pilbara, and on the east by the Northern Territory.

The region was named in 1879 by government surveyor Alexander Forrest after Secretary of State for the Colonies John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley.

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