Yowah
Town in Queensland, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yowah is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Yowah had a population of 126 people.[1]
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Yowah Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Yowah landscape, 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27.9681°S 144.6361°E / -27.9681; 144.6361 (Yowah (town centre)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 126 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.04331/km2 (0.1122/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4490 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,909.5 km2 (1,123.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Paroo | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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The town is known for its opal mining and numerous opal fields that lie around the town as well as the "Yowah nut", a local type of opal distinctive to the region.