Kyeamba, New South Wales

Town in New South Wales, Australia

35°27′31″S 147°36′56″E / 35.45861°S 147.61556°E / -35.45861; 147.61556Population54 (2016 census)^[1]Postcode(s)2650Elevation309 m (1,014 ft)Location

23 km (14 mi) from Tarcutta
16 km (10 mi) from Humula

County Wynyard State electorate(s)Wagga Wagga

Mean max temp	Mean min temp	Annual rainfall
19.9 °C 68 °F	7.5 °C 46 °F	891.8 mm 35.1 in

Kyeamba is a farming community in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north west of Humula and 23 kilometres (14 mi) south west of Tarcutta. At the 2016 census, Kyeamba had a population of 54.^[1]

Location and features

The town's name is derived from an aboriginal word for "forehead band".^[2]

Kyeamba is situated in the vicinity of the Alfredtown to Kyeamba Road where it meets the Hume Highway. There are no stores or significant public buildings in the area.

Kyamba Telegraph Office opened on 1 September 1861. This later became a post office, was renamed Kyeamba in 1917 and closed in 1957.^[3]

Climate

Due to being on the boundary between the slopes of the Great Dividing Range and Riverina plain, there is a large seasonal range between maximum temperatures and a pronounced winter rainfall peak.

Climate data for Murraguldrie State Forest 1 (1938–1974); 493 m AMSL; 35.50° S, 147.62° E
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.7 (85.5)	28.6 (83.5)	25.4 (77.7)	20.4 (68.7)	15.6 (60.1)	11.6 (52.9)	10.5 (50.9)	12.2 (54.0)	15.8 (60.4)	19.3 (66.7)	22.4 (72.3)	26.8 (80.2)	19.9 (67.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	13.5 (56.3)	14.1 (57.4)	11.5 (52.7)	7.2 (45.0)	4.4 (39.9)	2.6 (36.7)	1.6 (34.9)	2.2 (36.0)	4.2 (39.6)	6.6 (43.9)	9.6 (49.3)	12.0 (53.6)	7.5 (45.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	58.0 (2.28)	50.9 (2.00)	61.7 (2.43)	73.9 (2.91)	81.1 (3.19)	81.1 (3.19)	95.0 (3.74)	95.1 (3.74)	71.9 (2.83)	91.0 (3.58)	76.8 (3.02)	55.3 (2.18)	891.8 (35.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)	5.5	5.6	5.2	8.2	9.9	10.4	13.6	15.6	11.5	11.0	9.1	6.5	112.1
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Murraguldrie State Forest 1

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kyeamba (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 December 2019. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
^ "Kyeamba". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
^ "Post Office List". Premier Postal History. Retrieved 11 June 2009.