County of Adelaide, South Australia

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Adelaide
South Australia

Map of Adelaide County in 1886 showing the hundreds
Established: 2 June 1842
Area: 2955 km²
Cadastral units around Adelaide
Gawler Light Eyre
Gulf St. Vincent Adelaide Sturt
Hindmarsh Hindmarsh Hindmarsh

The County of Adelaide is one of the 49 counties of South Australia and contains the city of Adelaide. It was proclaimed on 2 June 1842 by Governor Grey. It is bounded by the Gawler River and North Para River in the north, the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east, Gulf St Vincent in the west, and goes as far south as near Willunga.

[edit] Hundreds

Like other counties in South Australia, it is divided into hundreds, the location, area and LGA (in the approximate area) of the hundreds is listed below:

Hundred LGA Coordinates Area Ref
Adelaide City of Unley 34.9477217° S 138.6250318° E 106 sq mi [1]
Barossa Barossa Council 34.6354813° S 138.8880437° E 98.5 sq mi [2]
Kuitpo 124 sq mi [3]
Munno Para City of Playford 34.6956557° S 138.6431796° E 108 sq mi [4]
Noarlunga 120 sq mi [5]
Onkaparinga Adelaide Hills Council 34.9341730° S 138.8662602° E [6]
Para Wirra Adelaide Hills Council 34.7892613° S 138.8260494° E 102.5 sq mi [7]
Port Adelaide City of Playford 34.6843747° S 138.5289062° E 68.5 sq mi [8]
Talunga Adelaide Hills Council 34.8179713° S 138.9239246° E 89 sq mi [9]
Willunga 99 sq mi [10]
Yatala City of Salisbury 34.8305942° S 138.6284037° E 111 sq mi [11]

[edit] References

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1Land administrative divisions; no political function. 2Former. 3Renamed Land District. 4Land area pre-1909, no longer in Murray.