Tatiara District Council

Tatiara District Council
South Australia

Location of Tatiara District Council in blue

Population

6,631 (2015 est)

• Density

1.02393/km² (2.6520/sq mi)

Established

1876

Area

6,476 km² (2,500.4 sq mi)

Mayor

Graham Excell

Council seat

Website

Tatiara District Council

LGAs around Tatiara District Council:
The Coorong District Council	Southern Mallee District Council
	Tatiara District Council	West Wimmera (Vic)
Kingston District Council	Naracoorte Lucindale Council

Tatiara District Council is a local government area located in south eastern South Australia. The name Tatiara is said to mean "the good country", a phrase which dates back to the area's first inhabitants. It is also one of the largest local government areas in South Australia at 6,476 km² (2,500 sq mi). The district's economy is based primarily on agriculture, with cereal crops such as wheat, barley and oats and with such as sheep, cattle and pigs prominent.

The Tatiara country was opened up by European settlers in the 1840s for grazing purposes, with the township of Bordertown established in 1852, slowly expanding as more graziers moved to the area.

After significant growth in the area, the District Council of Tatiara was formed in 1876. In 1884, a neighbouring council was established, the District Council of Wirrega; however this was short lived and in 1888, it was amalgamated into the Tatiara District Council.

In the years following, a number of new towns including Keith and Padthaway were established, and grew to their current sizes.

It includes the towns and localities of Bangham, Bordertown, Bordertown South, Brimbago, Buckingham, Cannawigara, Carew, Custon, Keith, Kongal, Laffer, Lowan Vale, Makin, McCallum, Mount Charles, Mundulla, Mundulla West, Shaugh, Swede Flat, Padthaway, Petherick, Pine Hill, Pooginagoric, Senior, Sherwood, Western Flat, Willalooka, Wirrega and Wolseley, and part of Ngarkat.

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