Hundred of Kongorong

Hundred of Kongorong
Cadastral division
Hundred of Kongorong
Coordinates: 37°55′23″S140°31′55″E / 37.923°S 140.532°E / -37.923; 140.532
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
Region	Limestone Coast
LGA(s)	District Council of Grant
Established	June 12, 1862 (1862-06-12)
Area [1]
• Total	240 km2 (91 sq mi)
County	County of Grey
Hundred	Kongorong
Lands administrative divisions around Hundred of Kongorong Benara Blanche Kongorong MacDonnell

The Hundred of Kongorong is a cadastral division of the County of Grey in southeastern South Australia. It was named on 12 June 1862 after an indigenous phrase thought to mean "the corner of it". ^{[1] [2]}

The township of Kongorong is at the heart of the hundred with coastal localities making up the remainder. From northwest to south east these are: Carpenter Rocks, Pelican Point, Blackfellows Caves, Nene Valley, and Cape Douglas.

References

1. "Placename Details: Hundred of Kongorong". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0037333. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2019. Aboriginal taken from D Black's station in 1846 - meaning 'the corner of it'. Area 91 square miles.
2. "Placename Details: Mount Muirhead". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 11 March 2008. SA0035689. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2019. Named By: Charles Bonney; Derivation of Name: One of his stockmen