County of Le Hunte South Australia |
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Railway crossing, Kyancutta
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Coordinates | 33°03′38″S 135°35′01″E / 33.060480°S 135.583650°ECoordinates: 33°03′38″S 135°35′01″E / 33.060480°S 135.583650°E | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1908 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) |
District Council of Kimba (part) Wudinna District Council (part) Unincorporated area |
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Region |
Far North Eyre Western |
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Footnotes | Coordinates Adjoining counties |
County of Le Hunte is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land located in the centre of Eyre Peninsula. It was proclaimed in 1908 and named after George Le Hunte who was the Governor of South Australia from July 1903 to February 1909.
The County of Le Hunte covers a part of South Australia associated with the western side of the centre of Eyre Peninsula located south of the Gawler Ranges. It is bounded to the west by the County of Robinson, to the south by the counties of Musgrave and Jervois, and to the east by the County of Buxton and to the north by County of Bosanquet.
The county is served by the following major roads - Eyre Highway which passes through the county from east to west and the Tod Highway which passes from the south and which meets the Eyre Highway at Kyancutta.
Settlements include Minnipa, Yaninee, Pygery, Wudinna and Kyancutta which are located (from west to east) along the Eyre Highway and Warramboo being located on the Tod Highway.
The Port Lincoln to Wudinna line of the Eyre Peninsula Railway passes through the county from the south to the west following the alignment of the Tod Highway and then the alignment of the Eyre Highway west of Kyancutta.