Cervantes is a town in Western Australia located about 198 kilometres north-north-west of the state capital, Perth, in the Shire of Dandaragan local government area. At the 2016 census, Cervantes had a population of 527. The town was named after a ship that was wrecked nearby. The ship, in turn, was named after Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote.
The principal industry in the town is fishing. From Wikipedia
