Kongorong, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kongorong South Australia
Kongorong memorial gates
Kongorong Location in South Australia
Established	30 March 1922 (town) 31 October 1996 (locality)
Postcode(s)	5291
LGA(s)	District Council of Grant
Region	Limestone Coast
County	Grey
State electorate(s)	Mount Gambier
Federal Division(s)	Barker
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 19.0 °C 66 °F 8.2 °C 47 °F 708.4 mm 27.9 in
Localities around Kongorong: German Creek German Creek Burrungule Compton Carpenter Rocks Kongorong Moorak Mount Schank Carpenter Rocks Blackfellows Caves Nene Valley Cape Douglas
Footnotes	Adjoining localities

Kongorong is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located southwest of Mount Gambier. It has an Australian rules football team and netball team. Kongorong Primary School had 61 students in 2010.

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

Economy

Kongorong mural

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.