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Wandoan

Queenslandtown

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Wandoan

Total population

417

Coordinates-26.12°, 149.96°

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City facts

Overview

Wandoan is a town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was formerly known as Juandah. It is on the Leichhardt Highway about halfway between Taroom and Miles and is the centre for the local cattle industry. In the 2021 census, the locality of Wandoan had a population of 666 people.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-26.1230
Longitude
149.9611
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,810
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Willie-wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    77
  • Torresian Crow
    Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    75
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    71
  • Pacific Black Duck
    Anas superciliosa J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    65
  • Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
    Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    63
  • Brown Honeyeater
    Lichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
    63
  • Apostlebird
    Struthidea cinerea Gould, 1837 · Aves
    61
  • Superb Fairywren
    Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
    60

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.74
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,094

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
58
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Wandoan

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Events

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Open Library