Eromanga, Queensland

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Eromanga
Queensland

Oil pumpjack near Eromanga
Eromanga
Coordinates 26°49′S 143°16′E / 26.817°S 143.267°E / -26.817; 143.267Coordinates: 26°49′S 143°16′E / 26.817°S 143.267°E / -26.817; 143.267
Population 400 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s) 4480
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Quilpie
State electorate(s) Gregory
Federal Division(s) Maranoa

Eromanga is a small town in South West Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 census, Eromanga had a population of 400.[1] However, the town of Eromanga has a population averaging from 30-40.[2]

The town lies on the edge of what is called the Eromanga Inland Sea, which existed in the Early Cretaceous. The Eromanga region has abundant oil wells, and opal mines. There are also agricultural industries such as cattle and sheep as many pioneering property owners came and took up land in the 1860s. Dinosaur fossils, including Australia's largest dinosaur a titanosaur species of sauropod, have also been found here making it an area of interest for palaeontologists.[3]

Eromanga has been touted as the town in Australia located the farthest from any ocean.[4] However, this claim does not stand up to scrutiny.[5] See Pole of inaccessibility for approximations of other locations in Australia that could also make such claims.

The name of the town Eromanga goes back as far as about 1860. The name is thought to have come from an Aboriginal word that means "hot gale plain" or "windy plain", though the language and dialect is unknown.[6] Due to its name, the town was referenced in the first episode of Volume 2 in the Anime Ninja Nonsense for its similarity to the term ero manga (literally meaning erotic manga).[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Eromanga (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 November 2012. 
  2. ↑ "About Eromanga". Vistaprint. Retrieved 2012-06-19. 
  3. ↑ Another dinosaur found on Qld cattle station ABC News. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Eromanga - Places To Visit - Outback - Queensland Holidays". Tourism Queensland. Retrieved 2009-04-11. 
  5. ↑ Ken Blanch, Eromanga's Boast Doesn't Hold Water!, Courier Mail, 9 November 1985.
  6. ↑ Eromanga - Place name details Department of Natural Resources and Mines. Retrieved on 19 June 2012.
  7. ↑ Ninja Nonsense Vol. 2: Psychedelic Summer


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