Coulta, South Australia

Coulta (Nauo: Gulda)^[9] 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.^[2][1]

CountryAustralia

Established18 October 1877 (town)
15 October 2009 (locality)^[3][4]

TimezoneUTC+9:30 (ACST)

Postcode

5607^[2]

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Coulta Gulda (Nauo)
Town
Coulta
Coordinates: 34°23′12″S 135°28′01″E[1]
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
Region	Eyre Western[1]
LGA	District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula[1]
Location	293 km (182 mi) W of Adelaide[2] 60 km (37 mi) NW of Port Lincoln
Established	18 October 1877 (town) 15 October 2009 (locality)[3][4]
Government
• State electorate	Flinders[5]
• Federal division	Grey[6]
Population
• Total	213 (SAL 2021)[7]
Time zone	UTC+9:30 (ACST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+10:30 (ACST)
Postcode	5607[2]
County	Flinders[1]
Mean max temp	23.1 °C (73.6 °F)[8]
Mean min temp	9.9 °C (49.8 °F)[8]
Annual rainfall	427.3 mm (16.82 in)[8]
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
Adjoining localities[1]

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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.^[6][1][5]