The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton is a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

in the

Yorke and Mid North In South Australia, one of the states and territories of Australia, states of Australia, there are many areas which are commonly known by regional names. Regions are areas that share similar characteristics. These characteristics may be natural ...

region of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

. The principal towns are Orroroo and

Carrieton Carrieton is a small town situated in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia. It is located between the towns of Orroroo to the south and Cradock to the north. Originally opened in 1877 as Yanyarrie Whim, (Yanyarrie is in the local indigenou ...

; it also includes the localities of Belton, Black Rock, Coomooroo,

Erskine Erskine (, sco, Erskin, gd, Arasgain) is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire, and historic county of the same name, situated in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde, providing the lo ...

, Eurelia, Johnburgh, Minburra,

Pekina Pekina is a town and locality in the Mid North region of South Australia. The town is located in the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton local government area, north of the state capital, Adelaide. At the , Pekina and the surrounding area had ...

, Walloway, Yalpara and Yanyarrie, and part of Cradock, Hammond,

Moockra __NOTOC__ Moockra is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern side of the Flinders Ranges about north of the state capital of Adelaide and about north-east and south-east respectively of the municipal seats ...

, Morchard, Tarcowie and

Yatina Yatina is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the RM Williams Way about north of the state capital of Adelaide and about and respectively from the municipal seats of Jamestown and Orroroo. Yatina was p ...

. It was created in 1997 from the merger of the

District Council of Carrieton The District Council of Carrieton was a local government area in South Australia, centred on the town of Carrieton from 1888 until 1997. History The council was established on 5 January 1888 as the District Council of Eurelia under the provisi ...

and the

District Council of Orroroo The District Council of Orroroo was a local government area in South Australia, centred on the town of Orroroo. It was gazetted on 5 January 1888 under the provisions of the ''District Councils Act 1887'' and included all the land defined by the ...

Elected Members

References

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District Council of Orroroo Carrieton
Orroroo Carrieton Mid North (South Australia) {{SouthAustralia-geo-stub