County of Light
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Light South Australia |
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View from Gundry's Hill over Kapunda in the Hundred of Kapunda
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 Light
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| Coordinates | 34°20′S 138°55′E / 34.33°S 138.92°ECoordinates: 34°20′S 138°55′E / 34.33°S 138.92°E | ||||||||||||
| Established | c. 1845 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 2,173 km2 (839.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) |
District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys Light Regional Council Barossa Council Regional Council of Goyder |
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The County of Light is one of the 49 counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor George Grey in the 1840s and named for Colonel William Light, the first Surveyor-General of South Australia. It covers the modern region of the Barossa Valley including much of the northern Mt Lofty Ranges. It is bounded by the upper Wakefield River in the north, the approximate path of Horrocks Highway in the west, and the Light River in the south.
The County of Lightis divided into the following hundreds:
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