Hundred of Monarto

Hundred of Monarto South Australia
Giraffes in the open range Monarto Zoo at Monarto
Hundred of Monarto
Coordinates	35°04′S 139°06′E / 35.07°S 139.10°E / -35.07; 139.10Coordinates: 35°04′S 139°06′E / 35.07°S 139.10°E / -35.07; 139.10
Established	30 November 1847
County	Sturt
Lands administrative divisions around Hundred of Monarto: Hundred of Talunga Hundred of Tungkillo Hundred of Finniss Hundred of Kanmantoo Hundred of Monarto Hundred of Mobilong Hundred of Strathalbyn Hundred of Freeling Hundred of Brinkley

The Hundred of Monarto is a cadastral unit of hundred, the centre of which lies about 47 kilometres (29 mi) east southeast of Adelaide in South Australia and about 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of the Murray River. One of the ten hundreds of the County of Sturt, it is bounded on the west by the Bremer River, with the north west corner being set at the point where Mount Barker Creek merges with the river. It was named in 1847 by Governor Frederick Robe after "Queen Monarto", an aboriginal woman who lived at the time in the area. According to John Wrathall Bull, in his writings on early South Australia history, she was the (partner) of aboriginal tribal leader "King John", whose tribe resided "on the banks of the Murray" at the time.

The following localities and towns of the Murray Bridge Council area are situated inside (or largely inside) the bounds of the Hundred of Monarto:

The District Council of Monarto was established by a division of the District Council of Nairne in 1882, with its boundaries corresponding approximately to those of the hundred. The council ceased to exist in 1935 when it was absorbed into the District Council of Mobilong (itself later amalgamated to form the Rural City of Murray Bridge).