Barmera

Also known as Barmera, South Australia, Barmera, South Australia, Australia

Barmera ( ) is a town in the Riverland region of South Australia. It is on the Sturt Highway A20, 220 kilometres north-east of Adelaide, the capital of the state of South Australia. It is primarily an agricultural and viticultural town and is located on Lake Bonney Riverland, a freshwater lake.

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Australian place.type: town
Australian place.name: Barmera
Australian place.state: sa
Australian place.image: BarmeraCharlesSturtClockTower.JPG
Australian place.caption: The Charles Sturt centenary clock tower, built in 1944
Australian place.pushpin_label_position: left
Australian place.lga: Berri Barmera Council
Australian place.est: 1859
Australian place.stategov: Chaffey
Australian place.fedgov: Barker
Australian place.dist1: 221
Australian place.dir1: NE
Australian place.location1: Adelaide

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Population: 1895
Elevation: 31

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Commons category: Barmera, South Australia
male population: 1449
female population: 1500
postal code: 5345

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==History== The original inhabitants were the Barmerara Meru clan of the Ngawadj people. It is not known where the name "Barmera" comes from but it is suspected that it means "water place" or "land dwellers", being a word from the local Aboriginal group. Others postulate it comes from Barmeedjie, the name of the tribe that lived to the north of the Murray River prior to European settlement.