__NOTOC__ Katarapko is a locality in the Australian state of

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located in the

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about north-east of the state capital of

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and about north of Loxton. Its boundaries were created in 1999 along with the selection of its name which was derived from Katarapko Island. Its extent includes all of Katarapko Island and some land located to the immediate west of the island. It is bounded on all sides by the following

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s with exception to part of its western and northern sides - the Katarapko Creek and the

Murray River The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest r ...

. The southern boundary was revised in 2014 to "ensure the whole of Kapunda Island is within the rural locality of Loxton." The land within the locality is zoned for

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with the locality being completely occupied by most of the Katarapko section of the

Murray River National Park Murray River National Park is a protected area in South Australia located between and north east of the Adelaide city centre, lying along the Murray River. The national park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area. the nation ...

. The

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which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Katarapko had a population of zero. Katarapko is located within the federal

division of Barker The Division of Barker is an Australian Electoral Division in the south-east of South Australia. The division was established on 2 October 1903, when South Australia's original single multi-member division was split into seven single-member div ...

, the state

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and the local government area of the

Berri Barmera Council Berri Barmera Council is a local government area in the Riverland region of South Australia. It includes the towns of Barmera, Berri, Cobdogla, Glossop, Katarapko, Loveday and Winkie, and parts of Monash and Overland Corner. History The B ...

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