County of Derby (South Australia)
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Derby South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 31°44′S 139°29′E / 31.74°S 139.49°E | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1877[1] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3,844 km2 (1,484.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Pastoral Unincorporated Area[2] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Far North[3][2] | ||||||||||||||
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The County of Derby is one of the 49 counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed 1877 by Governor Anthony Musgrave.[2] It covers a rectangular portion of unincorporated pastoral land in the state's Far North. The west of the county includes some of the eastern foothills of the Flinders Ranges and the county's northern border is about 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of Lake Frome.[2] As of 2014, the county has not been divided into hundreds.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Leadbeater, Maureen (2014). "Counties & Hundreds of South Australia". FamilyHistorySA. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Search for 'County of Derby, CNTY' (ID SA0019788) with following layers selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties' and ' Road Labels'". Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Far North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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