Coordinates: Coordinates: 21°S 119°E / 21°S 119°E / -21; 119
Country	Australia
state	Western Australia
Area
• Total	502,000 km2 (194,000 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	48,610
• Density	0.09683/km2 (0.25080/sq mi)

Weano Gorge in Karijini National Park: showing the bright-red strata of the iron-bearing Archaean rocks of the Pilbara.

North of the Pilbara looking south at the range

The Pilbara is a large, thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia. In 2010, the region had a population of about 48,600.

Pilbara is known for Aboriginal peoples, its stunning landscapes, its red earth and its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore. It is a dry region, but it has cyclones every year or two. The cyclones bring a great deal of rain when they do occur.