Wami Kata is a suburb in the
Far North region of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
, situated within the
City of Port Augusta
The City of Port Augusta is a local government area located at the northern end of Spencer Gulf in South Australia. It is centred on the town of Port Augusta.
History
The Port Augusta region is a natural crossroads and aborigines have been ...
.
It was named and its boundaries created in February 1994, named for the Aboriginal community. The name means "head of the snake" in
Pitjantjatjara. A section of Wami Kata was severed and included into the new locality of
Emeroo in 2013, and a further portion in its south severed, along with a section of neighbouring
Port Augusta
Port Augusta (''Goordnada'' in the revived indigenous Barngarla language) is a coastal city in South Australia about by road from the state capital, Adelaide. Most of the city is on the eastern shores of Spencer Gulf, immediately south of the ...
, to create the new suburb of
Davenport in 2014. Following the creation of Davenport in 2014, the Wami Kata Old Folks Home now lies within Davenport.
The historic former
Emeroo Station Ostrich Farm, which is listed on the
South Australian Heritage Register
The South Australian Heritage Register, also known as the SA Heritage Register, is a statutory register of historic places in South Australia. It extends legal protection regarding demolition and development under the ''Heritage Places Act 1993'' ...
, lies mostly within Wami Kata; a portion also lies on its border with Emeroo.
The
Trans-Australian Railway
The Trans-Australian Railway, opened in 1917, runs from Port Augusta railway station, Port Augusta in South Australia to Kalgoorlie railway station, Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, crossing the Nullarbor Plain in the process. Built to standa ...
runs along its western edge, but has never stopped within its current boundaries, and the
Marree railway line is near the eastern boundary.
The Hutley Estate subdivision is located within Wami Kata.
See also
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List of cities and towns in South Australia
This is a list of town and locality names in South Australia outside the metropolitan postal area of Adelaide.
:For a list of suburbs in metropolitan areas of Adelaide, see lists inside following individual city council articles: City of Adela ...
References
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Towns in South Australia
Far North (South Australia)