The Hundred of Kondoparinga is a
cadastral
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Often it is represented graphically in a cad ...
unit of
hundred
100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.
In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to des ...
in South Australia. It was proclaimed on 29 October 1846 and covers an area of .
[ The following layers were selected: Suburbs and Localities, Counties, Hundreds] It is one of the eleven hundreds of the
County of Hindmarsh .
The
District Council of Kondoparinga
The District Council of Kondoparinga was a local government area in South Australia from 1853 until 1935, at which point the council lands and resources formed the heart of the new District Council of Meadows.
History
Kondoparinga was amongst ...
was established in 1853, bringing local government to the hundred as well as parts of the westerly adjacent
Hundred of Kuitpo
The Hundred of Kuitpo is a cadastral unit of hundred in the Adelaide Hills. It is one of the 11 hundreds of the County of Adelaide. It was named in 1846 by Governor Frederick Robe and is presumed to be derived from an indigenous term ''ku-it-po' ...
. The Kondoparinga council was abolished in 1935 by amalgamation with
Echunga,
Clarendon and
Macclesfield councils into the new
District Council of Meadows.
Etymology
The name Kondoparinga was once thought to be a
Kaurna
The Kaurna people (, ; also Coorna, Kaura, Gaurna and other variations) are a group of Aboriginal people whose traditional lands include the Adelaide Plains of South Australia. They were known as the Adelaide tribe by the early settlers. Kaurn ...
word meaning "long winding water, breeding crawfish, between steep banks" but contemporary linguists are highly doubtful and suggest a more literal meaning of "chest river place" based on ''kondo'' meaning "chest", ''pari'' meaning "river" and the locative suffix ''ngga''.
Localities
The Hundred of Kondoparinga includes the following localities:
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Ashbourne
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Bull Creek
* parts of
Finniss
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McHarg Creek
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Meadows
A meadow ( ) is an open habitat, or field, vegetated by grasses, herbs, and other non-woody plants. Trees or shrubs may sparsely populate meadows, as long as these areas maintain an open character. Meadows may be naturally occurring or artificia ...
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Mount Magnificent
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Mount Observation
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Nangkita
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Paris Creek
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Prospect Hill
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Sandergrove
* parts of
Strathalbyn
See also
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Lands administrative divisions of South Australia
The lands administrative divisions of South Australia are the cadastral (i.e., comprehensively surveyed and mapped) units of counties and hundreds in South Australia. They are located only in the south-eastern part of the state, and do not cove ...
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