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Kanmantoo
South Australiavillage
Kanmantoo
Total population
511
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
Kanmantoo is a small mining town in South Australia. It is southeast of Adelaide in the eastern Adelaide Hills. It is in the catchment basin of the Bremer river. The name, derived from a local aboriginal word Kunga Tuko means, "different speech". In 1839 Scottish squatters were the first Europeans to settle in the area. Some of the first residents were Joseph Lean, Henry Jackson Farrington, and William Snell. Joseph Lean arrived 13 December 1840 and for several years captained some of the earliest Kanmantoo mines. Lean was a seasoned Cornish miner, and was one of the pioneers of mining in Kanmantoo. A newspaper in 1915 reported that he was the one to discover the Ore in the Kanmantoo mine. He and his descendants pioneered the nearby town of Staughton, which is now a ghost town.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
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
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves4,315
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves3,931
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves3,816
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves3,764
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves3,750
- Little RavenCorvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves3,397
- Gray ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802) · Aves3,050
- Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves2,795
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3 — 2022-03-293 km ESE of Macclesfield, Australia
- M 4 — 2022-03-053 km SW of Mount Barker, Australia
- M 3.2 — 2018-08-0811 km WNW of Mannum, Australia
- M 3.9 — 2017-02-019 km NW of Murray Bridge, Australia
- M 3.3 — 2011-10-183 km ESE of Hawthorndene, Australia
- M 3.8 — 2010-04-162 km N of Macclesfield, 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
- Callington3.6 mi away · pop. 478
- Bugle Ranges9 mi away
- Echunga12.4 mi away · pop. 630
- Willyaroo15.3 mi away · pop. 661
- Carey Gully15.6 mi away
- Longwood16.1 mi away · pop. 98
- Bradbury16.2 mi away · pop. 142
- Basket Range16.6 mi away · pop. 100
- Uraidla16.9 mi away · pop. 931
- Tungkillo17.5 mi away · pop. 146
- Cherryville17.7 mi away
- Ashton17.9 mi away
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 this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API