Badgebup, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Badgebup
state = wa


caption =
lga = Shire of Katanning
postcode = 6317
est = 1923
pop = 146 (2006 Census) [Census 2006 AUS|id= SSC53066 |name= Badgebup (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-09-30]
elevation= 306
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Wagin
fedgov = O'Connor
dist1 = 329
dir1 = South East
location1= Perth
dist2 = 32
dir2 = East
location2= Katanning
dist3 = 39
dir3 = South
location3= Dumbleyungcoord|-33.602|117.884|type:city(146)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Badgebup is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The town is located between the towns of Katanning and Nyabing.

The name originates from the nearby Badgebup Well. Badgebup is an Aboriginal word which is thought to mean either "place of the wild rushes" or "broad green leaves on a plant round soak".It was initially suggested that the area would be named "Badjebupp" after the name of the station on the Katanning to Nyabing railway line.The town was gazetted as Badjebup in 1923 then changed to Nalabup, and back to Badjebup in the same year then finally to Badgebup in 1972. [LandInfo WA|c|B|2008-09-30]

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