# Marrawah > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Marrawah > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Marrawah.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marrawah > Source revision: 1297934947 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = town | name = Marrawah | state = tas | image = | caption = | lga = [Circular Head](/source/Circular_Head_Council) | postcode = 7330 | est = | pop = 131 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} | pop_footnotes = | coordinates = {{coord|40|56|S|144|42|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position = centre | elevation = | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = [Braddon](/source/Division_of_Braddon_(state)) | fedgov = [Braddon](/source/Division_of_Braddon) | dist1 = 491 | dir1 = NW | location1 = [Hobart](/source/Hobart) | near-n = [Woolnorth](/source/Woolnorth%2C_Tasmania) | near-ne = [West Montagu](/source/West_Montagu%2C_Tasmania) | near-e = [Redpa](/source/Redpa%2C_Tasmania) | near-se = Redpa | near-s = [Arthur River](/source/Arthur_River%2C_Tasmania) | near-sw = Indian Ocean | near-w = Indian Ocean | near-nw = Indian Ocean }} '''Marrawah''' is a small town in the north of the [West Coast](/source/West_Coast%2C_Tasmania) of [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania), Australia. Marrawah is located in the former shire of [Wellington](/source/Wellington_Shire%2C_Tasmania), now part of the [Circular Head Council](/source/Circular_Head_Council) area. At the [2006 census](/source/Census_in_Australia), Marrawah had a population of 407.{{Census 2006 AUS |id= SSC65751 |name=Marrawah (State Suburb) |access-date=2010-01-19 |quick=on}} Marrawah is mainland Tasmania's westernmost settlement and the furthest settlement from Hobart. It is located {{cvt|491|km}} north-west of Hobart and {{cvt|292|km}} north-west of Launceston and lies at the western end of the [A2](/source/A2_highway_(Tasmania)) sealed road. Marrawah also marked the end of Tasmania's westernmost railway, the [Smithton to Marrawah Tramway](/source/Marrawah_Tramway).Light Railways 236, April 2014 Farming, including dairy farming, and tourism are the main commercial activities. The area has several important Aboriginal sites, such as Aboriginal carvings at Mount Cameron West and Sundown Point.[http://www.theage.com.au/news/Tasmania/Marrawah/2005/02/17/1108500205853.html Marrawah], [The Age](/source/The_Age), February 8, 2004 Green Point Beach near Marrawah is also known as a good location for [surfing](/source/surfing), [kitesurfing](/source/kitesurfing) and [windsurfing](/source/windsurfing).[http://www.tksa.org.au/Locations/tabid/247/language/en-US/Default.aspx Tasmanian Kite Surfing Association Location Database] {{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The [Woolnorth Wind Farm](/source/Woolnorth_Wind_Farm) on [Cape Grim](/source/Cape_Grim) is visible in the distance to the north of Marrawah. ==History== Marrawah Post Office opened on 1 March 1897. A Marrawah East office opened in 1921, was renamed Redpa in 1926 and closed in 1987.{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Phoenix Auctions | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=TAS&filter=*Marrawah* | access-date = 21 March 2021}} ==Climate== {{Weather box|width=auto | location = Marrawah (107 m AMSL; BOM 1971-present) | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan record high C = 33.2 | Feb record high C = 34.2 | Mar record high C = 29.8 | Apr record high C = 27.0 | May record high C = 22.0 | Jun record high C = 18.6 | Jul record high C = 17.0 | Aug record high C = 18.3 | Sep record high C = 23.3 | Oct record high C = 24.7 | Nov record high C = 29.0 | Dec record high C = 30.5 | Jan high C = 20.2 | Feb high C = 20.9 | Mar high C = 19.4 | Apr high C = 16.9 | May high C = 14.7 | Jun high C = 12.9 | Jul high C = 12.4 | Aug high C = 12.7 | Sep high C = 13.7 | Oct high C = 15.0 | Nov high C = 16.7 | Dec high C = 18.4 | year high C = 16.2 | Jan low C = 12.0 | Feb low C = 12.5 | Mar low C = 11.7 | Apr low C = 10.3 | May low C = 10.3 | Jun low C = 7.5 | Jul low C = 6.8 | Aug low C = 7.0 | Sep low C = 7.5 | Oct low C = 8.1 | Nov low C = 9.3 | Dec low C = 10.7 | year low C = 9.4 | Jan record low C = 3.3 | Feb record low C = 4.3 | Mar record low C = 3.5 | Apr record low C = 2.2 | May record low C = 1.5 | Jun record low C = 0.0 | Jul record low C = −0.2 | Aug record low C = 0.2 | Sep record low C = 1.0 | Oct record low C = 1.5 | Nov record low C = 2.2 | Dec record low C = 4.5 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 47.6 | Feb rain mm = 44.8 | Mar rain mm = 67.7 | Apr rain mm = 84.3 | May rain mm = 109.6 | Jun rain mm = 119.3 | Jul rain mm = 142.3 | Aug rain mm = 134.4 | Sep rain mm = 103.9 | Oct rain mm = 85.8 | Nov rain mm = 69.3 | Dec rain mm = 63.9 | year rain mm = 1075.2 | unit rain days= 0.2 mm | Jan rain days = 13.6 | Feb rain days = 11.2 | Mar rain days = 15.7 | Apr rain days = 18.6 | May rain days = 21.4 | Jun rain days = 22.2 | Jul rain days = 24.4 | Aug rain days = 24.7 | Sep rain days = 22.5 | Oct rain days = 20.0 | Nov rain days = 16.6 | Dec rain days = 16.3 | year rain days = 227.2 | source= {{Cite web | title=Climate statistics for Australian locations | url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_091223_All.shtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806020803/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_091223_All.shtml | access-date=2025-06-29 | archive-date=2021-08-06}} }} ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} Category:Localities of Circular Head Council Category:Towns in Tasmania {{Tasmania-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Marrawah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marrawah) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marrawah?action=history)). 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