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Mingbool

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District Council of Grant SA, PO Box 724, Mingbool, SA 5291
08 8721 0444

Description

Mingbool is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 372 kilometres (231 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide adjoining the border with the state of Victoria and about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north-west of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier.

Mingbool is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 372 kilometres (231 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide adjoining the border with the state of Victoria and about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north-west of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier.Boundaries for the locality were created in February 1999 for the “long established name.”Its name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Mingbool and ultimately from an aboriginal word for “water.”Mingbool’s western boundary aligns with the route of the Riddoch Highway while its eastern boundary is the state border.The principal land use in the locality is primary production.Two parcels of land in its south-west corner located close to both the Riddoch Highway and the Mount Gambier Airport in the adjoining locality of Wandilo are zoned for industrial purposes.The Mingbool homestead and stables is listed as a state heritage place on the South Australian Heritage Register.Mingbool is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +10:30

Area: 138.121 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 75 m

Population number: 136

Local Government Area: District Council of Grant

Location

District Council of Grant SA, PO Box 724, Mingbool, SA 5291

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Mingbool, South Australia

Mingbool - Localista

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