What is Ajana, Western Australia?
'''Ajana''' is a small farming town in [[Western Australia]]. It is about 530 kilometres north east of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. The town was officially started in 1915.<ref name=lg>{{Cite web |url=http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names |title=Landgate > History of country town names |work=landgate.wa.gov.au |access-date=28 March 2010 |archive-date=19 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519025355/http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History%2Bof%2BCountry%2BTown%2BNames |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2006, there were 22 people living at Ajana.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC53011&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401 |title=2006 Census QuickStats : Ajana (State Suburb) |work=censusdata.abs.gov.au |access-date=28 March 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The name of the town might be from an Australian Aboriginal word, ''Ajano'', used for the area nearby.<ref name=lg/> It might also be from the word ''Ngajna'', meaning ''[[mining|mine]]'', as a place where stone axes could be made.<ref name=lg/> ==References== {{reflist}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Towns in Western Australia]]