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Place details
- Locality
- Port Augusta
- Region
- South Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 12,788
- Timezone
- Australia/Adelaide
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Australia
- State
- South Australia
- Lga
- City of Port Augusta
- Location
- 310 km (190 mi) from Adelaide via 470 km (290 mi) from Ceduna via 540 km (340 mi) from Coober Pedy via
- State electorate
- Giles
- Federal division
- Grey
- Total
- 12,788 ( urban centre and locality</span>"}]]}'>UCL 2021 )
- Mean max temp
- 26.3 °C (79.3 °F)
- Mean min temp
- 12.2 °C (54.0 °F)
- Annual rainfall
- 214.1 mm (8.43 in)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Australia
- Located in
- Port Augusta
- Population
- +12788
- Elevation
- +11
- Capital of
- Port Augusta
- Official website
- www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au
- Image
- Station Sign Port Augusta.jpg
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Port Augusta (Goordnada in the revived indigenous Barngarla language) is a coastal city in South Australia about 310 kilometres (190 mi) by road from the state capital, Adelaide. Most of the city is on the eastern shores of Spencer Gulf, immediately south of the gulf's head, comprising the city's centre and surrounding suburbs, Stirling North, and seaside homes at Commissariat Point, Blanche Harbor and Miranda. The suburb of Port Augusta West is on the western side of the gulf on the Eyre Peninsula. Together, these localities had a population of 13,515 in the 2021 census.
Formerly a seaport, the city supports regional agriculture and services many mines in the South Australian interior to its north. A significant industry was electricity generation until 2019, when its coal-burning power stations were shut down. A solar farm opened in 2020.
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1852 establishments in AustraliaAccuracy disputes from June 2020Australian place articles using Wikidata population valuesAustralian Statistical Geography Standard 2021 ID different from WikidataCoastal cities in AustraliaCoastal towns in South AustraliaEyre PeninsulaFar North (South Australia)Populated places established in 1852Port AugustaPort cities and towns in South Australia