| Type: | town |
| Jingalup | |
| State: | wa |
| Lga: | Shire of Kojonup |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 10 |
| Coordinates: | -33.9667°N 119°W |
| Postcode: | 6395 |
| Est: | 1924 |
| Elevation: | 296 |
| Stategov: | Roe |
| Fedgov: | O'Connor |
| Dist1: | 275 |
| Dir1: | SE |
| Location1: | Perth |
| Dist2: | 19 |
| Dir2: | SW |
| Location2: | Kojonup |
| Near-Nw: | Muradup |
| Near-N: | Kojonup |
| Near-Ne: | Kojonup |
| Near-W: | Orchid Valley |
| Near-E: | Lumeah |
| Near-Sw: | Mobrup |
| Near-S: | Mobrup |
| Near-Se: | Ryansbrook |
Jingalup is a town and locality in the Shire of Kojonup, Great Southern region of Western Australia. Jingalup is located between the towns of Kojonup and Cranbrook, on Murrin Brook, which is a tributary of the Tone River. The locality is home to the Jingalup and South Jingalup Nature Reserves.[1] [2]
Jingalup and the Shire of Kojonup are located on the traditional land of the Kaniyang people of the Noongar nation.[3] [4] [5]
The area was explored by Francis Thomas Gregory in 1846; he first recorded the name Jingalup. The area was eventually opened to agriculture. By 1918 the local farmers requested that a townsite be declared, and proposed the name be Mybrup. A town hall which was also used as a school and a recreation ground had been built by 1922, and the community knew the area as Jingalup. The town was gazetted in 1924.
The name is Aboriginal in origin and is a contraction of the name of a nearby well, Kodjingalup Well.
The Jingalup Hall, Golf Club and War Memorial are on the shire's heritage list. The Jingalup School in 1919, with a new building constructed in 1954 that served as a school until 1974. This building was subsequently moved and is now used as the golf club.[6] [7] [8]
The Jingalup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 15 July 1921, has a size of 4.27km2, and is located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion. The South Jingalup Nature Reserve was also gazetted on 15 July 1921, has a size of 5.51km2, and is also located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion.[9]