Hundred of Barunga
| Hundred of Barunga South Australia | |||||||||||||
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  Hundred of Barunga | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°43′S 138°10′E / 33.72°S 138.17°ECoordinates: 33°43′S 138°10′E / 33.72°S 138.17°E | ||||||||||||
| Established | 15 July 1869 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 334 km2 (129.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Daly | ||||||||||||
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The Hundred of Barunga is a cadastral unit of hundred located in the Mid North of South Australia on the approximate area of the Barunga Range.[1] It is one of the 16 hundreds of the County of Daly.[2] It was named in 1869 by Governor James Fergusson.[1] According to the Australian Biospecimen Network Association, 'Barunga' is an indigenous term meaning gap in the range.[1]
The following localities and towns of the Wakefield Council area are situated inside (or largely inside) the bounds of the Hundred of Barunga:
- Snowtown (most part)
- Hope Gap
- Mundoora (southeast quadrant only)
- Lake View (western half)
- Burnsfield (western half)
- Wokurna (eastern half)
- Barunga Gap (northern half)
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Search for 'Hundred of Barunga' (ID SA0005062)". Land Services, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
ABNA for gap in the range
- ↑ South Australia hundred maps 1:63 360. Surveyor General's Office. 1867.
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