Narrogin

Also known as Narrogin, Western Australia, Narrogin, Western Australia, Australia

thumb|Shire of Narrogin building thumb|Old Courthouse Museum thumb|Train leaving the Narrogin yard Narrogin is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, southeast of Perth on the Great Southern Highway between Pingelly and Wagin. In the age of steam engines, Narrogin was one of the largest railway operation hubs in the southern part of Western Australia.

Key facts

Australian place.type: town
Australian place.name: Narrogin
Australian place.state: wa
Australian place.image: Narrogin gnangarra 02.JPG
Australian place.caption: Soldier memorial institute
Australian place.lga: Shire of Narrogin
Australian place.local_map: yes
Australian place.zoom: 12
Australian place.pushpin_label_position: right
Australian place.postcode: 6312
Australian place.est: 1890s
Australian place.stategov: Roe
Australian place.fedgov: O'Connor
Australian place.dist1: 192
Australian place.location1: Perth
Australian place.dist2: 50
Australian place.location2: Wagin
Australian place.dist3: 103

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Wikidata facts

Population: 3745
Area: 13.1
Elevation: 192
Image: Narrogin gnangarra 02.JPG

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Commons category: Narrogin, Western Australia
postal code: 6312
male population: 2055
female population: 2218

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History
Rail centre
Narrogin today
Climate
Sport
Military history
Notable residents
See also
References
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==History== Narrogin is an Aboriginal name, having been first recorded as "Narroging" for a pool in this area in 1869. The meaning of the name is uncertain; various sources record it as "bat camp," "plenty of everything" or derived from "gnargagin" which means "place of water".