Napier is a rural
locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localitie ...
of the
City of Albany
The City of Albany is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It covers an area of , including the Greater Albany metropolitan area and the ...
in the
Great Southern region of Western Australia. The
Kalgan River
The Kalgan River is a river in the Great Southern (Western Australia), Great Southern region of Western Australia.
Geography
The river is long and, along with the King River (Western Australia), King River, drains into Oyster Harbour. The l ...
forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality, with the Granite Hill Nature Reserve stretching along the river in this section. The Napier Nature Reserve is also located within Napier.
Chester Pass Road
Chester Pass Road is a long road that passes through the Stirling Range between Nyabing and Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It passes close to the access road to the base of Bluff Knoll.
History
It was being prop ...
passes through Napier from south to north.
Napier is on the traditional land of the
Minang
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Sumatra
* Minangkabau people, an ethnic group in Sumatra
* Padang cuisine or Minang food, the cuisine of the Minangkabau people
* Minang language, the language spoken by the Minangkabau people
Australia
* Mineng
Mineng ...
people of the
Noongar
The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian people who live in the South West, Western Australia, south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton, Western Aus ...
nation.
The heritage listed Napier Hall is located within Napier and dates back to 1954. Prior to this, from 1938, when a new school was built, the old Napier school building was used as a community hall.
Nature reserves
The Granite Hill Nature Reserve was gazetted on 3 June 1988, has a size of , and is located within the
Jarrah Forest
Jarrah Forest, also known as the Southwest Australia woodlands, is an interim Australian bioregion and ecoregion located in the south west of Western Australia. bioregion. The parts west of the Kalgan River, the majority, are located within Napier, the remainder being in
Palmdale
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On August 24, 1962 ...
. The Napier Nature Reserve was gazetted on 14 November 1924, has a size of , and is also located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion.
Additionally, the unnamed Nature Reserve WA25705 is fully located within Napier. It was gazetted on 15 July 1960, has a size of , and is also located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion.
The small Takenup Road Nature Reserve, with a size of , is also located within Napier and the Jarrah Forest bioregion. It was gazetted on 14 December 1962.
References
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City of Albany, Western Australia