Balgowan, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Balgowan South Australia
Balgowan Location in Yorke Peninsula Council
Population	312 (shared with other localities in the "State Suburb of Balgowan") (2011 census)
Established	1878
Postcode(s)	5573
Location	121 km (75 mi) NW of Adelaide city centre 20 km (12 mi) west of Maitland
LGA(s)	Yorke Peninsula Council
Region	Yorke and Mid North
County	Daly Fergusson
State electorate(s)	Narungga
Federal Division(s)	Grey
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 21.7 °C 71 °F 11.3 °C 52 °F 503.7 mm 19.8 in
Localities around Balgowan: Spencer Gulf Nalyappa Weetulta Chinaman Wells Spencer Gulf Balgowan Weetulta Maitland Point Pearce Point Pearce South Kilkerran
Footnotes	Distances Coordinates Climate Adjoining localities

Balgowan is a small coastal town on the west coast of South Australia's Yorke Peninsula. It is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of Maitland. Like other towns on popular with tourists on Yorke Peninsula, it has a large number of shacks, holiday houses, caravan facilities and a boat ramp. The population generally increases during peak holiday periods.

The government town of Balgowan was surveyed in September 1878 and was named after a town located in Perthshire, Scotland. Boundaries were created for the locality also known as Balgowan in May 1999 and which include the former government town and the Tiparra Shack Site.

Balgowan's only shop is a general store. The store closed in August 2011 and reopened late 2013.

Balgowan is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area of the Yorke Peninsula Council.