Yowah
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| Coordinates: 27°58′05″S 144°38′10″E / 27.9681°S 144.6361°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 2,909.5 km2 (1,123.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 126 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.04331/km2 (0.1122/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4490 | ||||||||||||
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Yowah is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Yowah had a population of 126 people.
The town is known for its opal mining and numerous opal fields that lie around the town as well as the "Yowah nut", a local type of opal distinctive to the region.