District Council of Karoonda East Murray
| District Council of Karoonda East Murray South Australia |
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Location of the District Council of Karoonda East Murray
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,193 (2009)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.27022/km2 (0.6999/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,415 km2 (1,704.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Kevin Burdett | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Karoonda | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Murray and Mallee[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Hammond | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Division of Barker | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | District Council of Karoonda East Murray | ||||||||||||||
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The District Council of Karoonda East Murray is a local government area in the Murray Mallee area of South Australia (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.). The main council offices are in Karoonda.
The council area covers 4,415 square kilometres and has an estimated population of 1193.[1] The annual average rainfall is 350 mm.
It is entirely in the state electorate of Hammond and the federal Division of Barker.
History
In 1979 the District Councils of Karoonda (established 1922) and East Murray (established 1923) amalgamated to form the District Council of Karoonda East Murray. The township of Karoonda was established in 1913 when the mallee railway lines were put in place to open the area to grain growing, as previous pastoral runs had failed.
Townships
Towns in district (including former railway sidings that are now little more than localities): Borrika, Galga, Halidon, Karoonda, Kalyan, Lowaldie, Marama, Mercunda, Mindarie, Mantung, Perponda, Sandalwood, Wanbi, Wynarka.
Neighbours
The neighbouring councils are (clockwise from north):
- District Council of Loxton Waikerie
- Southern Mallee District Council
- Coorong District Council
- Rural City of Murray Bridge
- Mid Murray Council
