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Port Hedland
Western Australia
Esplanade Hotel, Port Hedland, April 2023
Port Hedland is located in Western Australia
Port Hedland
Port Hedland
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Coordinates20°18′36″S 118°36′04″E / 20.31000°S 118.60111°E / -20.31000; 118.60111
Population15,298 (2021 census)[1]
Established22 October 1896
Postcode(s)6721
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Time zoneAWST (UTC+8)
Location
  • 1,322 km (821 mi) from Perth
  • 612 km (380 mi) from Broome
LGA(s)Town of Port Hedland
State electorate(s)Pilbara
Federal division(s)Durack
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
33.3 °C
92 °F
19.5 °C
67 °F
318.9 mm
12.6 in

Port Hedland is a city on the north coast of Western Australia. It has 13,000 people living there. It is the largest city in the Pilbara Region. It has a very large mineral port, because of one of the world's biggest iron deposits.

References

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  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Hedland". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 April 2023. Edit this at Wikidata