Plympton, South Australia

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Plympton Adelaide, South Australia
Postcode:	5038
LGA:	City of West Torrens
State District:	Ashford
Federal Division:	Hindmarsh
Suburbs around Plympton: North Plympton North Plympton Kurralta Park North Plympton, Camden Park Plympton Kurralta Park, Glandore Camden Park, Morphettville Plympton Park, South Plympton Glandore

Plympton (34°57′S, 138°33′E, postcode 5038, altitude 22m), is a suburb of the city of Adelaide, South Australia. The name is believed to have been given by Henry Mooringe Boswarva to a private subdivision in the area, naming after his home town in Devon, England.^[1] It was accepted as an official name for the suburb in 1944.

Plympton is known for its diverse ethnic composition.^{[verification needed]}

Plympton is in the City of West Torrens local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Ashford and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Hindmarsh.

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• Plympton, South Australia is at coordinates 34°57′S 138°33′E / -34.95, 138.55 (Plympton, South Australia)Coordinates: 34°57′S 138°33′E / -34.95, 138.55 (Plympton, South Australia)

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