Yunta, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Yunta South Australia
The hotel at Yunta
Yunta Location in South Australia
Established	13 January 1887 (town) 23 October 2003 (locality)
Postcode(s)	5440
Elevation	302 m (991 ft)
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location	275 km (171 mi) NE of Adelaide 81 km (50 mi) NE of Peterborough 150 km (93 mi) SW of Cockburn
LGA(s)	Pastoral Unincorporated Area
Region	Far North
County	Herbert
State electorate(s)	Stuart
Federal Division(s)	Grey
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 24.7 °C 76 °F 9.5 °C 49 °F 202.5 mm 8 in
Localities around Yunta: Melton Station Melton Station Winnininnie Winnininnie Waroonee Paratoo Yunta Winnininnie Oulnina Park Netley Gap Paratoo Grampus Manunda Station Netley Gap
Footnotes	Locations Adjoining localities

Yunta is a small town and area in South Australia. It is located in the eastern part of the state. Yunta is about 275 kilometers (170 miles) northeast of Adelaide, the state capital. It helps people living nearby and travelers using the Barrier Highway. Yunta is southwest of Broken Hill and northeast of Peterborough.

Yunta's Story

The name Yunta was sometimes spelled "Yanta" a long time ago. In 1866, this area was part of a place called Tattawappa and Yanta Run. Yunta town started in 1887. This happened after gold was found at nearby places like Teetulpa and Waukaringa. More than 5,000 miners passed through Yunta on their way to find gold!

In the early 1890s, Yunta was a busy railway town. It was on the train line that connected Adelaide to Broken Hill. From 1934, a famous outback truck driver and mail carrier named Harry Ding worked from Yunta.

Today, Yunta is a small place that helps travelers and local farms. It also offers another way to get to the beautiful Flinders Ranges and other places further north. Because of natural gas fields at Gidgealpa and Moomba, the roads to South Australia's dry northeast are now better.

What's in Yunta?

Yunta has several useful places for visitors and locals. You can find a hotel that offers meals and a place to stay overnight. There are also two roadhouses, which are like rest stops. One of them even has spots for caravans. You can also find two places to get fuel for your car.

The town has a post office where you can send mail. There's a Rural Transaction Centre too, which offers internet access. Yunta also has a police station, a small airport (air strip), and a primary school for kids. Across from the hotel, there is a rest area with public toilets. You can even stay there overnight for free, though donations are welcome.

In the past, there was a place to empty RV waste. Now, there's a system nearby where you can get clean drinking water. A big event each year is the Yunta Picnic Races and gymkhana. This fun event with horse riding and games usually happens in May.

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  A sign warning drivers about remote areas ahead, near Yunta.