Mypolonga, South Australia
Mypolonga is a rural town in South Australia, situated on the western side of the lower Murray River, between Mannum and Murray Bridge. It currently has a local post office/general store, a local primary school and an Australian Rules Football team that participates in the River Murray Football League.
| Mypolonga South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg.webp) Man holding sample of oats from Mypolonga, November 1915. | |||||||||||||||
  Mypolonga | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.040°S 139.355°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 771 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5254 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 18 km (11 mi) NE of Murray Bridge | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Rural City of Murray Bridge | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Hammond | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Division of Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Mypolonga's name derives from an Aboriginal expression meaning "cliff lookout place".
The town is surrounded by limestone cliffs along the Murray River and has much agricultural land. It has been named as a finalist in the 2021 South Australian Ag Town of the Year award.
Key agriculture products include cow's milk, Jonesey's buffalo milk, stone fruit (apricots, peach, nectarine, plums etc.), citrus, wine grapes and olives.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "SSC40476 (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
Further reading
- Savvas, Michael X. (21 April 2020). "Good Country: Mypolonga, an unmissable river spot". The Adelaide Review.
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