Wimmera region

E689094

The Wimmera region is a predominantly agricultural area of western Victoria, Australia, known for its broadacre grain and sheep farming and its semi-arid landscapes.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Wimmera region canonical 11
Wimmera plains 2
Southwest Victoria 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf region
rural region
administrativeUse Victorian government planning region
linked to: regional Victoria

tourism region
borders Grampians region
Mallee region
South Australian border region
climate semi-arid climate
continent Australia
country Australia
economicSector agriculture
grain production
livestock production
hasIndustry grain storage and handling
meat and wool production
hasMajorRiver Wimmera River
hasMajorTown Ararat
Horsham
Nhill
Stawell
Warracknabeal
hasProtectedArea Grampians National Park
Little Desert National Park
Wyperfeld National Park
knownFor barley production
broadacre agriculture
broadacre grain farming
canola production
dryland cropping
lamb production
sheep farming
wheat production
locatedIn Victoria
inland Victoria
western Victoria
namedAfter Wimmera River
partOf state of Victoria
linked to: State of Victoria
primaryLandUse agriculture
broadacre cropping
grazing
soilType fertile clay soils
sandy soils
terrain semi-arid landscape
timeZone Australian Eastern Daylight Time
Australian Eastern Standard Time
transportCorridor Western Highway
Wimmera Highway
vegetation mallee scrub
native grasslands

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

north-western Victoria includes Wimmera region
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia region Southwest Victoria
linked to: Wimmera region
Warracknabeal locatedIn Wimmera region
Mount Zero viewOver Wimmera plains
linked to: Wimmera region
The Wimmera hasFeature Wimmera plains
linked to: Wimmera region
Wergaia people traditionalTerritory Wimmera region
Jardwadjali people traditionalRegion Wimmera region
Djab Wurrung people traditionalLand Wimmera region
Horsham serves Wimmera region
Little Desert National Park locatedIn Wimmera region
Wimmera Highway locatedInRegion Wimmera region
Wimmera Highway connectsRegion Wimmera region