Kyeamba, New South Wales
Kyeamba is a farming community in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north west of Humula and 23 kilometres (14 mi) south west of Tarcutta. At the 2016 census, Kyeamba had a population of 54.[1]
| Kyeamba New South Wales | |||||||||
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 Entering Kyeamba – the property Kyeamba Park is in the background | |||||||||
  Kyeamba | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°27′31″S 147°36′56″E | ||||||||
| Population | 54 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2650 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 309 m (1,014 ft) | ||||||||
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| County | Wynyard | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Wagga Wagga | ||||||||
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Location and features
The town's name is derived from an aboriginal word for "forehead band".[2]
Kyeamba is situated in the vicinity of the Alfredtown to Kyeamba Road where it meets the Hume Highway. 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.[3]
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.
| Climate data for Murraguldrie State Forest 1 (1938–1974); 493 m AMSL; 35.50° S, 147.62° E | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
19.9 (67.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.5 (45.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.0 (2.28) |
50.9 (2.00) |
61.7 (2.43) |
73.9 (2.91) |
81.1 (3.19) |
81.1 (3.19) |
95.0 (3.74) |
95.1 (3.74) |
71.9 (2.83) |
91.0 (3.58) |
76.8 (3.02) |
55.3 (2.18) |
891.8 (35.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 112.1 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Murraguldrie State Forest 1 | |||||||||||||
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kyeamba (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. - "Kyeamba". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- "Post Office List". Premier Postal History. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
