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Located in the far north-east corner of Western Australia, the East Kimberley region encompasses approximately 53,500 square kilometres of the Kimberley; approximately 14,000 hectares of this is Ord Irrigation Area.
The Region’s population is low with majority of people living in the town of Kununurra, or on pastoral stations and in small Aboriginal settlements.
The East Kimberley experiences a tropical monsoonal climate with two distinct dry (May to October) and wet (November to April) seasons. The East Kimberley is rich in natural resources including water, fertile soils, minerals and flora and fauna.
The Region’s predominate industries include mining, cattle production and irrigated agriculture.
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