York South Australia |
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Coordinates | 33°05′S 137°13′E / 33.08°S 137.21°ECoordinates: 33°05′S 137°13′E / 33.08°S 137.21°E | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1895 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3,419 km2 (1,320.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Whyalla | ||||||||||||||
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The County of York is one of the 49 counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by acting Governor Samuel Way in 1895 and named for King George V who was known at the time as the Duke of York. It covers a portion of the state on the Eyre Peninsula east coast at the latitude of Whyalla. It stretches westwards to the eastern boundary of Lake Gilles Conservation Park
The County of York includes the following 7 hundreds: