Meekatharra - Fast Facts

Meekatharra
Mining town and service centre for the East Murchison
Located 764 km north east of Perth, 541 km east of Geraldton and 521 m above sea level, Meekatharra is a gold town which has developed into a major supply centre for the pastoral and mining interests in the East Murchison. With a population of about 2 000, it is a centre of a vast shire which covers 99 974 sq. km of semi-desert where mining, sheep and cattle (there are only 48 properties in the shire) are the major activities.