Maya, Western Australia

Maya
Western Australia
Maya; Western Australia
	Maya in 2018
	Maya
Coordinates	29°52′57″S 116°30′09″E / 29.88250°S 116.50250°E
Population	20 (SAL 2021)
Established	1913
Postcode(s)	6614
Elevation	343 m (1,125 ft)
Area	570.5 km2 (220.3 sq mi)
Location	301 km (187 mi) NE of Perth ; 47 km (29 mi) NNW of Dalwallinu ; 88 km (55 mi) SE of Morawa ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Perenjori
State electorate(s)	Moore
Federal division(s)	Durack

Maya is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia.

The town's name is a result of the shortening of the Indigenous Australian word for a nearby spring, Pocanmaya. The name was first recorded by surveyors in 1876.

The town originated as a railway siding on the Mullewa to Wongan Hills railway line that was planned in 1913. The townsite was gazetted in 1913 and the railway commenced operation in 1915.^[2]

In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.^[3]

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.^[4]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Maya (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "History of country town names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
^ "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.