Cervantes, Western Australia

Cervantes is a town in Western Australia off Indian Ocean Drive about 198 kilometres (123 mi) north-north-west of the state capital, Perth in the Shire of Dandaragan local government area. At the 2016 census, Cervantes had a population of 527.[1] The town was named after a ship that was wrecked nearby. The ship, in turn, was named after Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote.

Cervantes
Western Australia
The main shopping strip at Cervantes, 2015
Cervantes
Coordinates30.5°S 115.066°E / -30.5; 115.066
Population527 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)6511
Location
  • 198 km (123 mi) NNW of Perth
  • 227 km (141 mi) SSE of Geraldton
  • 24 km (15 mi) S of Jurien Bay
LGA(s)Shire of Dandaragan
State electorate(s)Moore
Federal Division(s)Durack

The principal industry in the town is fishing. The Pinnacles are nearby in Nambung National Park which makes for a small industry from tourism. The saline Lake Thetis, which contains stromatolites, is nearby.

An arts festival is held every year in the town, usually on the last weekend of October. Cervantes lies on the shore of the Jurien Bay Marine Park.[2]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cervantes (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. Department of Fisheries site on Jurien Bay Marine Park Archived March 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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