Mowanjum Community
Mowanjum | |
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Mowanjum | |
| Coordinates: 17°21′22″S 123°42′04″E / 17.356°S 123.701°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 311 (2016) |
| Mean max temp | 33.9 °C (93.0 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 21.7 °C (71.1 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 622.4 mm (24.50 in) |
Mowanjum is a medium-sized Aboriginal community, located 10 km (6 mi) south east of Derby in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley. At the 2016 Australian census, Mowanjum had a population of 311.
The settlement began after the establishment of a mission station by the Presbyterian Church in 1912, first called the Port George IV mission and later Kunmunya.