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Coonalpyn
South Australiatown
Coonalpyn
Total population
193
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Coonalpyn is a town and a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 143 kilometres (89 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 61 kilometres (38 mi) south-east of the municipal seat in Tailem Bend. It is within the local government area of the Coorong District Council, the State electoratal district of MacKillop and the Federal division of Barker.
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History
The town of Coonalpyn was proclaimed on 25 November 1909. In 1997, the District Council of Coonalpyn Downs amalgamated with the Peake District Council and Meningie District Council to form The Coorong District Council. Electricity came to Coonalpyn through the ETSA in 1962, and the Tailem Bend–Keith pipeline was constructed in 1968. Boundaries for the locality of Coonalpyn were set on 24 August 2000.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- South Australian coast malleeEucalyptus diversifolia Bonpl. · Magnoliopsida49
- mallee-boxEucalyptus incrassata Labill. · Magnoliopsida44
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves35
- Fremantle malleeEucalyptus foecunda Schauer · Magnoliopsida34
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves32
- spiny wattleAcacia spinescens Benth. · Magnoliopsida32
- scrub gumEucalyptus fasciculosa F.Muell. · Magnoliopsida31
- brush heathBrachyloma ericoides (Schltdl.) Sond. · Magnoliopsida28
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.9 — 2017-02-019 km NW of Murray Bridge, Australia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in South Australia
- Tintinara17 mi away · pop. 277
- Buccleuch25.2 mi away
- Policeman Point29.1 mi away
- Narrung41.3 mi away
- Karoonda41.7 mi away · pop. 337
- Sunnyside52.4 mi away · pop. 13
- Greenbanks52.8 mi away · pop. 27
- Willow Banks52.9 mi away · pop. 64
- Julanka Holdings59.7 mi away
- Willyaroo60.6 mi away · pop. 661
- Callington61.1 mi away · pop. 478
- Mannum62.3 mi away · pop. 2,537
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Coonalpyn
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Coonalpyn, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library