Balgowan is a small coastal town on the west coast of

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Yorke Peninsula The Yorke Peninsula is a peninsula located northwest and west of Adelaide in South Australia, between Spencer Gulf on the west and Gulf St Vincent on the east. The peninsula is separated from Kangaroo Island to the south by Investigator Str ...

. It is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of

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. Like other towns on popular with tourists on Yorke Peninsula, it has a large number of shacks, holiday houses, caravan facilities and a boat ramp. The population generally increases during peak holiday periods. The government town of Balgowan was surveyed in September 1878 and was named after a town located in Perthshire,

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. Boundaries were created for the locality also known as Balgowan in May 1999 and which include the former government town and the Tiparra Shack Site. Balgowan's only shop is a general store. The store closed in August 2011 and reopened late 2013. Balgowan is located within the federal division of Grey, the state

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and the local government area of the

Yorke Peninsula Council The Yorke Peninsula Council is a local government area in South Australia. Its boundaries include most of the Yorke Peninsula. The council seat is at Maitland; the council also maintains branch offices at Minlaton and Yorketown. History It c ...

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