Burekup, Western Australia
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| Coordinates: 33°19′0″S 115°48′0″E / 33.31667°S 115.80000°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1973 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 40.5 km2 (15.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 591 (UCL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6227 | ||||||||||||
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Burekup is a small town located on the South Western Highway in the South West region of Western Australia.
The town is built on the Collie River and was originally a railway siding on the Pinjarra-Picton line that was established in 1910 and known at the time as Boorekup. Following a request from the Shire of Dardanup, the town was gazetted in 1973.
Burekup is located on the traditional land of the Noongar people. Boorekup is the Aboriginal Australian name for a wildflower that grows in the area.