Kalpowar

Kalpowar
Queensland
Forest St, the main street of Kalpowar
Kalpowar
Coordinates 24°41′42″S 151°18′18″E / 24.695°S 151.305°E / -24.695; 151.305Coordinates: 24°41′42″S 151°18′18″E / 24.695°S 151.305°E / -24.695; 151.305
Postcode(s) 4630
Area 354.4 km2 (136.8 sq mi)
LGA(s)
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal Division(s) Flynn
Localities around Kalpowar:
Boyne Valley Boyne Valley Dalga
Monal Kalpowar Dalga
Bancroft Yarrol Molangul

Kalpowar is a town in the North Burnett Region and a locality split between the North Burnett Region and the Bundaberg Region, in Queensland, Australia.[1][2][3]

History

The town's name derives from the railway station name assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 30 January 1928, which was an Aboriginal word meaning either pine tree or copper.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kalpowar - town in North Burnett Region (entry 17613)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Kalpowar - locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45375)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kalpowar - locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44733)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

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