County of Sturt
This article is about the South Australian cadastral division. For the New South Welsh cadastral division, see Sturt County.
| Sturt South Australia | |||||||||||||
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  Sturt | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°00′S 139°10′E / 35°S 139.16°ECoordinates: 35°00′S 139°10′E / 35°S 139.16°E | ||||||||||||
| Established | c. 1845 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 3,440 km2 (1,328.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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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.[1] 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 Lake Alexandrina in the south.[1]
Hundreds
The County of Sturt is divided into the following hundreds:
- Hundred of Angas
- Hundred of Brinkley
- Hundred of Finniss
- Hundred of Freeling
- Hundred of Jutland
- Hundred of Kanmantoo
- Hundred of Mobilong
- Hundred of Monarto
- Hundred of Ridley
- Hundred of Tungkillo
See also
References
- 1 2 "Search for 'County of Sturt, CNTY' (ID SA0063578)". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
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