Ponde, South Australia

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Ponde
South Australia
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Ponde
Coordinates 34°57′27″S139°18′05″E / 34.9575°S 139.3013°E / -34.9575; 139.3013
Population59 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5238
LGA(s) Mid Murray Council
State electorate(s) Hammond
Federal division(s) Barker
Localities around Ponde:
Mannum Cowirra Younghusband
Caloote Ponde Burdett
Zadows Landing Wall Flat Pompoota
Footnotes [2]

Ponde is a locality in the Murraylands region of South Australia, on the inside of a bend on the left bank of the Murray River. Its name is derived from the Ngarrindjeri name for the Murray cod. [2]

Ponde was the site of an annual music festival from 1979 to 2002. [3]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ponde (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Placename Details: Ponde (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. "The end of the road". SA Memory. State Library of South Australia . Retrieved 18 September 2019.