Pantapin, Western Australia

Pantapin is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

Pantapin Western Australia
Railway Street, Pantapin, 2018
Pantapin
Coordinates	31°57′00″S 117°39′00″E
Population	25 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1913
Postcode(s)	6384
Elevation	344 m (1,129 ft)
Area	219.5 km2 (84.7 sq mi)
Location	191 km (119 mi) east of Perth 26 km (16 mi) east of Quairading 36 km (22 mi) south of Kellerberrin
LGA(s)	Shire of Quairading
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	O'Connor

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 problematic – causing mail and goods to go missing, according to the residents – and was changed in 1921.^[2]