| Alma South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Farmland in Alma | |||||||||||||||
  Alma | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°16′S 138°38′E / 34.267°S 138.633°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 66 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5401 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 7 km (4 mi) E of Owen | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Goyder | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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Alma is a small town in South Australia halfway between the Wakefield River, to the north, and River Light to the south. Alma, Alma South and Alma Plains were named for the cadastral Hundred of Alma in which they lie, which was in turn named after the Battle of the Alma, the site of an allied victory in the Crimean War.[2]
Alma is located approximately 74 km from Adelaide and covers an area of 102.786 km2. It has a recorded population of 75 residents.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alma (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Manning index of South Australian placenames". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
