Campoona, South Australia
Town in South Australia
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Campoona is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on Eyre Peninsula about 253 kilometres (157 mi) north-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of the municipal seat in Cleve.[6][2] The area is part of the territory of the Parnkalla Aboriginal Australians.[7]
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| Coordinates: 33.55595°S 136.41258°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Eyre Western[1] | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1998[2] | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 47 (SAL 2021)[5] | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5640[6] | ||||||||||||
| County | Jervois[2] | ||||||||||||
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Campoona's name was officially adopted and its boundaries were both created on 23 December 1998.[8] Its boundaries are identical to the boundaries of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Campoona, with both forming a square with an area of 260 square kilometres (100 mi2).[2][9]
The dominant industry is broadacre farming of grains and sheep. Archer Exploration Limited proposes to establish a graphite mine in the area in 2015.[10][may be outdated]
Campoona is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Cleve.[4][3][2]
