County of Manchester
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County of Manchester South Australia |
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 County of Manchester
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| Coordinates | 32°31′54″S 137°27′37″E / 32.531780°S 137.460360°ECoordinates: 32°31′54″S 137°27′37″E / 32.531780°S 137.460360°E | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1891 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 5,000 square kilometres (1,930 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) |
City of Port Augusta (part) City of Whyalla (part) Unincorporated area |
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| Region |
Far North Eyre Western |
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| Footnotes | Coordinates Adjoining counties |
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County of Manchester is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land both located in the north-east of Eyre Peninsula and to the peninsula's north. It was proclaimed in 1891 and named after George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester who was the father-in-law of the The Rt Hon. Earl of Kintore GCMG, the Governor of South Australia at the time.
The County of Manchester covers a part of South Australia associated in part with the east coast of Eyre Peninsula overlooking Spencer Gulf and in the part with land to the immediate north and which extends inland from the coastline for a distance of about 56 kilometres (35 mi). The southern part of its extent is within Eyre Peninsula because the peninsula’s northern boundary passes through the county in an east-west direction. It is bounded to the west by the County of Hore-Ruthven, to the south by the County of York and to the east by the County of Newcastle and Spencer Gulf.
Settlements include Iron Knob which is located on the western side of the county, and the following suburbs and localities located on the coastline with Spencer Gulf (from north to south) - Port Augusta West which is the part of the Port Augusta urban area, Commissariat Point, Blanche Harbor, Douglas Point and Douglas Point South.
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