Hundred of Mayurra
| Hundred of Mayurra South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Hundred of Mayurra | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°41′S 140°21′E / 37.68°S 140.35°ECoordinates: 37°41′S 140°21′E / 37.68°S 140.35°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | July 15, 1869 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 93 square miles (240 km2)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Wattle Range Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Limestone Coast | ||||||||||||||
| County | County of Grey | ||||||||||||||
| Hundred | Mayurra | ||||||||||||||
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The Hundred of Mayurra is a cadastral division of the County of Grey in southeastern South Australia. It was named on 15 July 1869 for an Aboriginal word meaning fern straws.[1]
There are no significant towns in the Hundred of Mayurra. It is south of the town of Millicent, west of Tantanoola and extends to the coast. It includes the central part of the locality of Canunda along with parts of the localities of Millicent, Tantanoola and German Flat. It includes part of Canunda National Park and the northern part of Lake Bonney SE.
The Lake Bonney Wind Farm, Canunda Wind Farm and Snuggery Power Station are in the Hundred of Mayurra. The wind farms are both on the Woakwine Range which runs parallel to the coast.
References
- 1 2 "Placename Details: Hundred of Mayurra". Property Location Browser Report. 29 January 2009. SA0035553. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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