Maya, Western Australia
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.jpg) Maya in 2018 | |
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| Coordinates: 29°52′57″S 116°30′09″E / 29.88250°S 116.50250°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
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| Established | 1913 |
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| Area | |
• Total | 570.5 km2 (220.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 343 m (1,125 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total(s) | 20 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode | 6614 |
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]
