Chowerup is a rural
locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
of the
Shire of Boyup Brook
The Shire of Boyup Brook is a local government area located in the South West region of Western Australia, about southeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of and its seat of government is the town of Boyup Brook.
Histo ...
in the
South West
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region of Western Australia.
The Shire of Boyup Brook is located on the traditional land of the
Bibulman
The Bibulman (Pibelmen) are an indigenous Australian people of the southwestern region of Western Australia, a subgroup of the Noongar.
Name
Their autonym may be related to the word for stingray, ''pibilum''.
Country
Pibelmen lands comprised ...
(also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen) and
Kaniyang
The Kaneang are an indigenous Noongar people of the south west region of Western Australia.
Country
The Kaneang traditional lands enclosed some of territory. On the Upper Blackwood River. The eastern boundary was formed by the line that runs fro ...
(also spelled Kaneang) people, both of the
Noongar
The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian peoples who live in the south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the so ...
nation, with the locality of Chowerup located on the land of the Kaniyang people.
The
heritage-listed
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Chowerup Hall, dating back to 1923, is located within the locality, having functioned as a local school until 1950.
References
{{Towns South West WA
Shire of Boyup Brook