Murraylands

The Murraylands region takes its name from the River Murray, which runs through it and the Riverland, to its north, for 200 kilometres (120 miles)
The South Australian Railways constructed 707 kilometres (439 miles) of lightly built railway lines, mainly in the 1910s, to encourage agricultural development throughout the Murraylands and what is now designated as the Riverland

The Murraylands is a geographical region of the Australian state of South Australia (SA); its name reflects that of the river running through it. Lying due east of South Australia's capital city, Adelaide, it extends from the eastern slopes of the Mount Lofty Ranges to the border with the state of Victoria, a distance of about 180 kilometres (110 miles). The north-to-south distance is about 130 kilometres (81 miles). The region's economy is centred on agriculture (especially vegetables, grains and livestock), and tourism, especially along its 200-kilometre (120-mile) frontage of the River Murray.[note 1]

The main towns in the region, in order of population at the 2016 census, are:[note 2]

These towns' populations totalled 24,600.[2] People living outside the towns approximated 8,000.[note 3]

The region has a Mediterranean climate, with warm to hot, dry summers and mild winters. Mean maximum temperatures range from 22.3 °C (72 °F) in the south to 23.6 °C (74 °F) in the north; minimums are from 8.8 °C (48 °F) to 8.8 °C (48 °F) respectively.[4]

  1. ^ "Geographical names guidelines". Planning and property. Attorney-General's Department (Government of South Australia). August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Advanced search". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Search result for "Karoonda, Locb" with the "SA Government Regions" dataset selected". Location SA Map viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate data online: map search". Bureau of Meteorology. 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.


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