Pantapin, Western Australia


Pantapin is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
The town originated as a railway siding that was planned in 1912 as part of the Quairading to Bruce Rock line.
The town was initially named Ulakain, after a nearby well, and was gazetted under that name in 1914.
The name proved problematiccausing mail and goods to go missing, according to the residentsand was changed in 1921.