Kununurrais a town in far northernWestern Australialocated at the eastern extremity of theKimberley Regionapproximately 37 kilometres (23mi) from the border with theNorthern Territory. Kununurra was initiated to service theOrd River Irrigation Scheme.
The largest town in Western Australia north ofBroome, Kununurrais situated in among the scenic hills and ranges of the far north-east Kimberley Region, having an abundance of fresh water, conserved by the Ord River Diversion dam and the main Ord River Dam.
The tropical agriculture crops grown in the Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) have changed over the years.
