Auckland County is one of the 141

cadastral divisions of New South Wales For lands administrative purposes, New South Wales is divided into 141 counties, which are further divided into parishes. The counties were first set down in the Colony of New South Wales, which later became the Australian state of New South Wa ...

. It is at the extreme south-east of the state, with the Victorian border to the south, and the area to the north of the

Brogo River Brogo River, a perennial stream, perennial river that is part of the Bega River (New South Wales), Bega River catchment, is located in the South Coast (New South Wales), South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Brogo ...

the boundary to the north. It includes Bega, Eden and

Merimbula Merimbula is a town on the Merimbula Lake, located on the Far South Coast or Sapphire Coast of New South Wales, Australia. At the , the population was 3,544. The population within 10 km of the Merimbula Post office is over 18,000 people. ...

. The county was named after

George Eden George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, (25 August 1784 – 1 January 1849) was an English Whig politician and colonial administrator. He was thrice First Lord of the Admiralty and also served as Governor-General of India between 1836 and 1842 ...

, who was the First Earl of Auckland between (1784-1849). In 1852, it had an area of and was described as being mountainous with fertile plains. "Old Welsh Books with English Translations"
''The Land of Gold: the Companion for the Welsh Emigrant to Australia'', 1852

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{{Reflist Counties of New South Wales