Hynam, South Australia
Town in South Australia
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Hynam (formerly Hynam East) is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east within the Limestone Coast region on the border with the state of Victoria about 302 kilometres (188 miles) south east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) east of the municipal seat of Naracoorte.[1][8]
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  Hynam | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 36°56′28″S 140°51′17″E[1] | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Limestone Coast[1] | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 10 June 1909 (town) 12 April 2001 (locality)[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation (railway station)[6] | 78 m (256 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 198 (SAL 2021)[7] | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5262[8] | ||||||||||||
| County | Robe[1] | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 21.7 °C (71.1 °F)[9] | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 8.1 °C (46.6 °F)[9] | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 490.5 mm (19.31 in)[9] | ||||||||||||
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| Locations[8] Adjoining localities[1][10] | |||||||||||||
Hynam began as a government town proclaimed as Hynam East on 10 June 1909. It is located adjacent to the Hynam Railway Station and consisted of two parts which were respectively placed on the north and south sides of the railway line. Its name was 'altered' to 'Hynam' on 20 February 1941. Boundaries for the locality of Hynam were created on 12 April 2001. Its boundaries include the Government Town of Hynam and northern part of the site of the ceased Government Town of Jessie.[1][2][11][3]
Hynam was on the Mount Gambier railway line between Wolseley and Mount Gambier, South Australia which closed on 12 April 1995.[citation needed]
Hynam is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Naracoorte Lucindale Council.[5][1][4]
