Kyeamba is a farming community in the central east part of the

Riverina The Riverina () is an agricultural list of regions in Australia, region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, a climate with significant seaso ...

and situated about north west of Humula and south west of

Tarcutta Tarcutta is a town in south-western New South Wales, Australia. The town is south-west of Sydney, east of the Hume Highway, It was proclaimed as a village on 28 October 1890. As of 2016, the town had a population of 446. It serves a local farm ...

. At the 2016 census, Kyeamba had a population of 54.

Location and features

The town's name is derived from an aboriginal word for "forehead band". Kyeamba is situated in the vicinity of the

Alfredtown Alfredtown (known as ''Alfred Town'' until 1988, and previously known as ''The Shanty'') is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina. It is about 5 km north of Ladysmith and 14 km east of Wagga Wagga. Alfredtown i ...

to Kyeamba Road where it meets the

Hume Highway The Hume Highway, including the sections now known as the Hume Freeway and the Hume Motorway, is one of Australia's major inter-city national highways, running for between Melbourne in the southwest and Sydney in the northeast. Upgrading of t ...

. There are no stores or significant public buildings in the area. Kyamba Telegraph Office opened on 1 September 1861. This later became a post office, was renamed Kyeamba in 1917 and closed in 1957.

Climate

Due to being on the boundary between the slopes of the Great Dividing Range and Riverina plain, there is a large seasonal range between maximum temperatures and a pronounced winter rainfall peak.

References

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Location and features

Climate

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