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Meningie
South Australiatown
Total population
860
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within South Australia, Australia, Meningie stands as a small town. Meningie maps to -35.689°, 139.336° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. The population stands at approximately 860. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,827 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Long-term weather observations show average highs near 69.1°F and lows near 53.4°F with about 18.8 in of annual precipitation (a relatively dry total). Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Meningie.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824 · Aves440
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) · Aves349
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves258
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves255
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves231
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves190
- Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves187
- Australian IbisThreskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829) · Aves185
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
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in South Australia
- Narrung15.8 mi away
- Policeman Point29.2 mi away
- Coonalpyn29.3 mi away · pop. 193
- Willyaroo37.1 mi away · pop. 661
- Buccleuch39.2 mi away
- Tintinara42.5 mi away · pop. 277
- Callington42.9 mi away · pop. 478
- Willow Banks43.8 mi away · pop. 64
- Greenbanks43.8 mi away · pop. 27
- Sunnyside43.8 mi away · pop. 13
- Hindmarsh Valley44.1 mi away
- Kanmantoo46.5 mi away · pop. 511
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
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Meningie, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API