Kongorong is a locality in the Australian state 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 ...

located southwest of Mount Gambier. It has an

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team and netball team. Kongorong Primary School had 61 students in 2010. The

2016 Australian census The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as – an incre ...

which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Kongorong had a population of 193 people.

History

Kongorong was officially named by the South Australian Government on 30 March 1922 for the cadastral land division in which the township lay, the

Hundred of Kongorong The Hundred of Kongorong is a cadastral division of the County of Grey in southeastern South Australia. It was named on 12 June 1862 after an indigenous phrase thought to mean "the corner of it". The township of Kongorong is at the heart of the ...

. Kongorong is thought to mean "the corner of it" in an indigenous language.

Economy

Kongorong is a service town for the surrounding community involved in dairy and sheep farming, timber plantations, and grape growing in the Mount Gambier wine region.

Governance

Kongorong is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the

District Council of Grant The District Council of Grant is a local government area located in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, and is the southernmost council in the state. The council was formed on 1 July 1996 after the amalgamation of the District Counci ...

References

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