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Coulta, South Australia

Coordinates: 34°23′12″S 135°28′01″E / 34.386717°S 135.46701°E / -34.386717; 135.46701
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Coulta
South Australia
Coulta is located in South Australia
Coulta
Coulta
Coordinates34°23′12″S 135°28′01″E / 34.386717°S 135.46701°E / -34.386717; 135.46701[1]
Population213 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established18 October 1877 (town)
15 October 2009 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)5607[5]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula[1]
RegionEyre Western[1]
CountyFlinders[1]
State electorate(s)Flinders[6]
Federal division(s)Grey[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
23.1 °C
74 °F
9.9 °C
50 °F
427.3 mm
16.8 in
Localities around Coulta:
Great Australian Bight Mount Drummond
Cummins
Cummins
Great Australian Bight
Farm Beach
Coulta Cummins
Edillilie
Wangary
Farm Beach, Little Douglas
Mount Dutton Bay
Wangary
Wangary
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Coulta is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 293 kilometres (182 mi) west of the state capital of  Adelaide and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north-west of the municipal seat in Port Lincoln.[5][1]

The township is adjacent to the Flinders Highway, and the bounded locality extends to the coast on the western side of the peninsula, facing the Great Australian Bight. Coulta was named in 1877, derived from a 'native name of a spring "Koolta"'.[1]

Coulta is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula.[7][1][6]

History

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The traditional owners of the district were the Nauo Indigenous Australians.[citation needed]

References

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Citations
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Search results for "Coulta LOCB" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coulta (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Warner, J.H.B. (17 October 1877). "Untitled proclamation re the "Township of Coulta"" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1028. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. ^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 15 October 2009. p. 4847. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Postcode for Coulta, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b "District of Flinders Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Grey". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CUMMINS AERO (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 31 July 2019.