County of Sturt

Sturt South Australia
Bridge over the Bremer River at Callington joining the Hundred of Kanmantoo and Hundred of Monarto
Sturt
Coordinates	35°00′S 139°10′E / 35°S 139.16°E / -35; 139.16Coordinates: 35°00′S 139°10′E / 35°S 139.16°E / -35; 139.16
Established	c. 1845
Area	3,440 square kilometres (1,328 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Mid Murray Council Barossa Council City of Murray Bridge Mount Barker District Council Alexandrina Council
Lands administrative divisions around Sturt: Light Eyre Albert Adelaide Sturt Russell Hindmarsh Russell Russell
Footnotes	Coordinates Adjoining counties

The County of Sturt is one of the 49 counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor George Grey in the 1840s and named for early Australian explorer, Charles Sturt. It stretches from the Bremer River and eastern slopes of the Adelaide Hills at Nairne and Tungkillo to the Murray River in the east and in the south, the portion of Lake Alexandrina north of a line from Point Sturt to Pomanda Island. This includes the west-of-river parts of the contemporary local government areas of the Mid Murray Council and Murray Bridge City.

The County of Sturt is divided into the following hundreds: