The Shire of Manjimup is a
local government area
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in the
South West region of
Western Australia
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, about south of the state capital,
Perth
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. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of
Manjimup.
History
The Shire area was first included in the
Plantagenet
The House of Plantagenet ( /plænˈtædʒənət/ ''plan-TAJ-ə-nət'') was a royal house which originated from the French county of Anjou. The name Plantagenet is used by modern historians to identify four distinct royal houses: the Angev ...
, Wellington and Sussex Road Districts in 1871. Later the area was included in the
Nelson Road District.
The Shire of Manjimup originated as the Warren Road District, which was gazetted on 3 July 1908, initially consisting of seven elected members. It was renamed the Manjimup Road District on 23 January 1925. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Manjimup following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.
Indigenous people
The Shire of Manjimup is located on the traditional land of the
Bibulman
The Bibulman (Pibelmen) are an Aboriginal Australian people of the southwestern region of Western Australia, a subgroup of the Noongar.
Name
Their autonym may be related to the word for stingray, ''pibilum''.
Country
Pibelmen lands comprised ...
and
Mineng
Mineng, also spelt Minang, Minanga, or Mirnong, are an Aboriginal Noongar people of southern Western Australia.
Name
The ethnonym ''Minang'' is etymologized to the word for south, ''minaq'', which means that the tribe were defined as "south ...
people of the
Noongar
The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian people who live in the South West, Western Australia, south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton, Western Aus ...
nation. The Mineng's traditional lands are in the far east of the shire while the Bibulman's traditional lands are in the remainder of the shire.
Wards
The Shire is divided into six wards, most of which were renamed at the 2003 election. The shire president is elected from amongst the councillors.
* Central Ward (Manjimup) (four councillors)
* Coastal Ward (Northcliffe) (one councillor)
* East Ward (Perup) (one councillor)
* North Ward (one councillor)
* South Ward (Walpole) (one councillor)
* West Ward (Pemberton) (two councillors)
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Manjimup with population and size figures based on the
most recent Australian census
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:
Heritage-listed places
As of 2023, 271 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Manjimup, of which 16 are on the
State Register of Heritage Places
The State Register of Heritage Places is the heritage register of historic sites in Western Australia deemed significant at the state level by the Heritage Council of Western Australia.
History
In the 1970s, following its establishment of the N ...
.
References
External links
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Manjimup