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County of Buckingham (South Australia)

Buckingham
South Australia
Former church at Keith.JPG
Former church at Keith in the Hundred of Stirling
Buckingham is located in South Australia
Buckingham
Buckingham
Coordinates 36°08′S 140°37′E / 36.13°S 140.62°E / -36.13; 140.62Coordinates: 36°08′S 140°37′E / 36.13°S 140.62°E / -36.13; 140.62
Established 1869
Area 4,652 km2 (1,796.1 sq mi)
LGA(s) Tatiara District Council
Coorong District Council
Lands administrative divisions around Buckingham:
Buccleuch Chandos Weeah (VIC)
Cardwell Buckingham Lowan (VIC)
MacDonnell MacDonnell Lowan (VIC)

The County of Buckingham is one of the 49 counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor James Fergusson in 1869 and named for the third Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville who was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1867. It is located adjacent to the Victorian border in the state's upper south east. This includes most of the contemporary local government area of Tatiara District Council and a small east portion of Coorong District Council.

The County of Buckingham is divided into the following 11 hundreds:


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