Pingrup, Western Australia

{{Short description|Town in the Shire of Kent, Western Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = town | name = Pingrup | state = wa | image = | caption = | lga = Shire of Kent | local_map = yes | zoom = 8 | postcode = 6343 | est = 1924 | coordinates = {{coord|33|32|04|S|118|30|35|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position = right | pop =  | area = {{wikidata|property|raw|P2046}} | elevation= 295 | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = [[Electoral district of Roe|Roe]] | fedgov = [[Division of O'Connor|O'Connor]] | dist1 = 361 | dir1 = south east | location1= [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] | dist2 = 48 | dir2 = south | location2= [[Lake Grace, Western Australia|Lake Grace]] | dist3 = 65 | dir3 = north west | location3= [[Gnowangerup, Western Australia|Gnowangerup]] }} '''Pingrup''' is a small town and [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Great Southern (Western Australia)|Great Southern]] region of [[Western Australia]]. It is one of two localities in the [[Shire of Kent]], the other being [[Nyabing, Western Australia|Nyabing]], covering the west of the shire.<ref name=Slipmap >{{cite web |url=https://maps.slip.wa.gov.au/landgate/locate/ |title=SLIP Map |author= |date= |website=maps.slip.wa.gov.au |publisher=[[Landgate]] |access-date=11 October 2024 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalmap.gov.au/ |title=NationalMap |author= |date= |website=nationalmap.gov.au |publisher=[[Geoscience Australia]] |access-date=11 October 2024 |quote=}}</ref>

At the [[most recent Australian census|most recent]] [[Census in Australia|Australian census]], Pingrup had a population of {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q21884346}}.

==History== Pingrup and the Shire of Kent are located on the traditional land of the [[Koreng]] people of the [[Noongar]] nation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au/language-region-koreng |title=Koreng |author= |website=www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au |publisher=[[University of Western Australia]] |access-date=12 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia |title=Map of Indigenous Australia |author= |website=aiatsis.gov.au |publisher=[[Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies]] |access-date=12 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/collection/archives/language_groups/koreng |title=Koreng (WA) |author= |website=www.samuseum.sa.gov.au |publisher=[[South Australian Museum]] |access-date=12 October 2024}}</ref>

The name of the town is [[Indigenous Australian]] in origin and was the name of a lake that is close to the townsite. The meaning of Pingrup is most likely taken from A.A. Hassell of Jerramungup (1894) recording of Pingrup (bingerup) meaning place where digging. The Noongar Dictionary gives the meaning for Pingrup as "place where they are digging or have been digging". The name first appeared on charts of the area in 1873.

The townsite came into being as a terminus of the [[Katanning to Pingrup railway line]], which was extended from [[Nyabing, Western Australia|Nyabing]] into the area in 1923. The townsite was gazetted in 1924.<ref>{{LandInfo WA|c|P|11 October 2008}}</ref>

The surrounding areas produce [[wheat]] and other [[cereal]] crops. The town is a [[CBH grain receival points|receival site]] for [[Cooperative Bulk Handling]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf |title=CBH receival sites |year=2011 |accessdate=1 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318082458/https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf |archivedate=March 18, 2012 }}</ref>

On the western border of the locality of Pingrup, on the shore of [[Lake Chinocup]], lays the abandoned townsite of [[Chinocup, Western Australia|Chinocup]].<ref name=Slipmap />

==Nature reserves== The following nature reserves are located within Pingrup. All are located within the [[Mallee bioregion]]:<ref name=CAPAD22 >{{cite web |url=https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/capad2022-terrestrial-wa.xlsx |title=Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary |author= |website=www.dcceew.gov.au/ |publisher=[[Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water]] |access-date=12 November 2024}}</ref> * [[Chinocup Nature Reserve]] was gazetted on 20 January 1967 and has a size of {{convert|198.25|km2|mi2}} * Chinocup Dam Nature Reserve was gazetted on 7 January 2022 and has a size of {{convert|5.8|km2|mi2}} * Cairlocup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 28 October 1966 and has a size of {{convert|15.77|km2|mi2}} * Holland Rocks Nature Reserve was gazetted on 15 March 1968 and has a size of {{convert|0.5|km2|mi2}} * [[Lake Bryde Nature Reserve]] was gazetted on 15 March 1968 and has a size of {{convert|16.35|km2|mi2}} * Lake Janet Nature Reserve was gazetted on 15 March 1968 and has a size of {{convert|0.32|km2|mi2}} * [[Lake Magenta Nature Reserve]] was gazetted on 5 September 1958 and has a size of {{convert|1078.12|km2|mi2}} * Willoughby Nature Reserve was gazetted on 9 October 1964 and has a size of {{convert|6.93|km2|mi2}} * WA22966 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 5 August 1949 and has a size of {{convert|0.39|km2|mi2}} * WA23218 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 9 March 1951 and has a size of {{convert|1.25|km2|mi2}} * WA36967 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 21 November 1980 and has a size of {{convert|1.46|km2|mi2}}

== References == {{reflist}}

[[Category:Shire of Kent]] [[Category:Grain receival points of Western Australia]]