Capel is a town and shire in the South West region of Western Australia. The town of Capel is located at 33°33′ S 115°33′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=33_33_S_115_33_E_), 212 kilometres south of Perth and midway between Bunbury and Busselton. The Shire of Capel has an area of 554 square kilometres, and a population of about 8,500 people. It contains the following localities: The South West region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) (not included on official coat of arms) Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Governor HE Lieutenant General John Sanderson Premier Dr Geoff Gallop (ALP) Area 2,645,615 km² (1st)  - Land 2,529,875 km²  - Water 115,740 km² (4. ... Perth skyline viewed from the Swan Bells. ... The port of Bunbury is the second-largest city in Western Australia and is situated 175 kilometres south of Perth. ... Busselton is a town in the South West region of Western Australia. ...

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Capel has a Mediterranean climate, with hot dry summers and cool wet winters. Daily temperatures range from 13°C to 40°C in summer, and from 5°C to 27°C in winter. Average annual rainfall is about 830 mm. A Mediterranean climate is one that resembles those of the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Historically, Capel is a farming area; traditional agricultural pursuits include dairy and beef. In recent times, Capel has become popular for hobby farms, and a number of innovative agricultural pursuits have been introduced, including alpacas, viticulture, aquaculture and growing of blue gums. There is also some mining of mineral sands in the Shire, and tourism is increasingly important to the Shire's economy. Dairy farm near Oxford, New York, July 2001 In many northern-hemisphere countries a dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal milk (mostly from cows, sometimes from buffaloes or goats) for human consumption. ... Beef is meat obtained from a bovine. ... Binomial name Lama pacos (Linnaeus, 1758) The Alpaca is one of two domesticated breeds of South American camel-like ungulates, derived from the wild guanaco. ... Viticulture (from the Latin word for vine) refers to the cultivation of grapes, often for use in the production of wine. ... Aquaculture (sometimes misspelled aquiculture) is the cultivation of aquatic organisms, such as fish, shellfish, algae and other aquatic plants. ... The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or (coal) seam. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...

The Capel area was settled very early in the history of colonial Western Australia. The Capel River was discovered by Frederick Ludlow in 1834, but it was not named until the Bussell family settled in the area. The name honours a cousin of the Bussells, Miss Capel Carter. In the 1830s a number of settlers followed the Bussells into the area, and both James Stirling (Australian governor) and John Hutt took up land in the region. Plans to establish a townsite in the area were first mooted in 1844, but the site was not surveyed until the 1870s and lots were not sold until 1897. Initially the town was named Coolingnup, which is the Aboriginal name for the place; the name was changed to Capel in 1899. In politics and in history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a geographically-distinct state (or city, in ancient times). ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Events and Trends Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony. ... Admiral Sir James Stirling (January 28, 1791 - April 23, 1865) was a Scotsman. ... John Hutt was the Governor of Western Australia from 1839 to 1846. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Events and Trends Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) results in the collapse of the Second French Empire and in the formation of both the French Third Republic and the German Empire. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...