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Place details
- Locality
- Mount Gambier
- Region
- South Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 25,591
- Timezone
- Australia/Adelaide
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Key facts
- Country
- Australia
- State
- South Australia
- Lgas
- City of Mount Gambier District Council of Grant
- Location
- 450 km (280 mi) from Adelaide 435 km (270 mi) from Melbourne 300 km (190 mi) from Ballarat 204 km (127 mi) from Warrnambool 350 km (220 mi) from Geelong
- State electorate
- Mount Gambier
- Federal division
- Barker
- Total
- 193.3 km (74.6 sq mi)
- Density
- 139.05/km (360.13/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+9:30 ( ACST )
- Summer dst
- UTC+10:30 ( ACDT )
- Postcode
- 5290, 5291
- County
- Grey
- Mean max temp
Key dates
- Inception
- 1854
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Part of
- Limestone Coast
- Located in
- Mount Gambier
- Population
- +26734
- Area
- +27.6
- Elevation
- +41
- Capital of
- Grant
- Official website
- www.mountgambier.sa.gov.au
- Image
- Mount Gambier Blue Lake.jpg
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Mount Gambier (/ˈɡæmbiəɹ/ GAM-bee-ər) is the second most populated city in South Australia, with a population of 26,878 as of the 2021 census. The city is located on the slopes of Mount Gambier, a dormant volcano in the south east of the state, about 450 kilometres (280 mi) south-east of the capital Adelaide and just 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the Victorian border. Mount Gambier is the most important settlement in the Limestone Coast region and the seat of government for both the City of Mount Gambier and the District Council of Grant.
The city is well known for its geographical features, particularly its volcanic and limestone features, most notably Blue Lake/Waawor/Warwar, and its parks, gardens, caves and sinkholes.