This page is about the locality in South Australia. For the former pastoral lease, see Witchelina.
Quick facts for kids Witchelina
South Australia |
Location in South Australia
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| Established |
2013 |
| Postcode(s) |
5731 |
| Time zone |
ACST (UTC+9:30) |
| • Summer (DST) |
ACST (UTC+10:30) |
| Location |
- 487 km (303 mi) north of Adelaide city centre
- 32 km (20 mi) west of Leigh Creek
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| LGA(s) |
Pastoral Unincorporated Area |
| State electorate(s) |
Stuart |
| Federal Division(s) |
Grey |
| Suburbs around Witchelina: |
| Callanna |
Callanna |
Marree Station
Mundowdna |
Stuarts Creek
Mulgaria |
Witchelina |
Mundowdna
Farina Station
Myrtle Station |
| Lake Torrens |
Lake Torrens
Beltana Station |
Myrtle Station |
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| Footnotes |
Coordinates |
Multiple Liesegang Rings in sedimentary material at Witchelina, South Australia
Witchelina is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 32 kilometres (20 miles) to the north-west of the town of Leigh Creek and about 487 kilometres (303 miles) north of the Adelaide city centre. The locality was established on 26 April 2013 in respect to “the long established local name.” Its name is derived from the former pastoral lease of the same name. Witchelina is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart, the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia and the state's Far North region. The land use within Witchelina is concerned with the use of the former pastoral lease as a private protected area also known as Witchelina which has fully occupied its extent as of 2010.
