Narrung is a town and 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 ...
.
It is situated at the northern extent of the
Narrung Peninsula, which separates
The Coorong
Coorong National Park is a protected area located in South Australia about south-east of Adelaide, that predominantly covers a coastal lagoon ecosystem officially known as The Coorong and the Younghusband Peninsula on the Coorong's southern si ...
from
Lake Albert adjacent to The Narrows which separates Lake Albert from the larger
Lake Alexandrina. The area of Narrung includes the
Aboriginal (
Ngarrindjeri
The Ngarrindjeri people are the traditional Aboriginal Australian people of the lower Murray River, eastern Fleurieu Peninsula, and the Coorong of the southern-central area of the state of South Australia. The term ''Ngarrindjeri'' means "belo ...
) community of
Raukkan.
At the , the locality of Narrung had a population of 198.
This included 106 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples who lived in the Raukkan community.
Narrung is located within the federal division of
Barker, the state electoral district of
MacKillop and the local government area of the
Coorong District Council
Coorong District Council is a local government area in South Australia located between the River Murray and the Limestone Coast region. The district cover mostly rural areas with small townships, as well as part of the Coorong National Park.
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See also
*List of crossings of the Murray River
The Murray River in south-eastern Australia has been a significant barrier to land-based travel and trade. This article lists and briefly describes all of the recognised crossing points. Many of these had also developed as river ports for trans ...
*Loveday Bay (South Australia)
Loveday Bay is an inlet in the Australian state of South Australia located at the south-eastern end of Lake Alexandrina on the west coast of the Narrung Peninsula.
It is located within the locality of Narrung. The bay has a subsidiary inlet ...
References
Towns in South Australia
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