Burakin, Western Australia
Town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Burakin is a small town near Kalannie in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
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Burakin Western Australia | |
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Coordinates | 30.524°S 117.173°E / -30.524; 117.173 |
Population | 30 (SAL 2021)[1] |
Established | 1928 |
Postcode(s) | 6467 |
Elevation | 359 m (1,178 ft) |
Area | 342.5 km2 (132.2 sq mi) |
Location | |
LGA(s) | Shire of Wongan-Ballidu |
State electorate(s) | Moore |
Federal division(s) | Durack |
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The townsite was gazetted in 1928.[2] The name is an Aboriginal word of unknown meaning, and was suggested by the Wongan Hills Road Board in 1927. The original spelling was to have been Borrikin.[3]
Burakin is the junction for the branch railway line to Bonnie Rock. The line was completed on 27 April 1931, but services beyond Beacon were withdrawn from late 1997.[4]
In 2000 and 2001 Burakin was the epicentre of a series of earthquakes now known as the Burakin Swarm – a significant series of seismographic events that are considered important in understanding the South West Seismic Zone.[5][6]