Nirimba, Western Australia

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{{Infobox Australian place| type = town

| name = Nirimba

| state = wa

| image = Greenlands Road at Nirimba, Western Australia, August 2023 01.jpg

| caption = Greenlands Road passing through rural Nirimba

| lga = Shire of Murray

| coordinates = {{coord|32|39|05|S|115|48|50|E|display=inline,title}}

| map_type = nomap

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 11

| postcode = 6208

| est =

| pop =

| area = {{cvt |input=P2046}}

| stategov = Murray-Wellington

| fedgov = Canning

| near-nw = Harvey Estuary

| near-n = South Yunderup

| near-ne = Ravenswood

| near-w = Point Grey

| near-e = West Pinjarra

| near-sw = Birchmont

| near-s = West Pinjarra

| near-se = West Pinjarra

| dist1 = 85 | location1= Perth

| dist2 = 21 | location2= Mandurah

}}

Nirimba is a rural locality in the Shire of Murray in the Peel Region of Western Australia, located directly south of the Austin Cove development in South Yunderup.{{cite web |url=https://maps.slip.wa.gov.au/landgate/locate/ |title=SLIP Map |author= |date= |website=maps.slip.wa.gov.au |publisher=Landgate |access-date=2 August 2023 |quote=}}{{cite web |url=https://nationalmap.gov.au/ |title=NationalMap |author= |date= |website=nationalmap.gov.au |publisher=Geoscience Australia |access-date=2 August 2023 |quote=}}

It is likely named after the Aboriginal word "neer-imba", meaning pelican, which is a common bird in the wider Peel Region.{{Cite web |last=Abbott |first=Ian |date=2009 |title=Aboriginal names of bird species in south-west Western Australia, with suggestions for their adoption into common usage |url=https://library.dbca.wa.gov.au/Journals/080559/080559-07.015.pdf |website=Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions}}

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{{Towns Peel WA}}

{{Shire of Murray towns}}

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Category:Shire of Murray