Hundred of Kapunda explained

Type:cadastral
Kapunda
State:sa
County:Light
Region:Mid North
Est:7 August 1851
Coordinates:-34.3°N 138.945°W
Area:83order=flipNaNorder=flip
Near:Kapunda
Near-Nw:Gilbert
Near-N:Waterloo
Near-Ne:Julia Creek
Near-E:Julia Creek
Near-Se:Belvidere
Near-S:Belvidere
Near-Sw:Light
Near-W:Gilbert
Light

The Hundred of Kapunda is a cadastral unit of hundred in the County of Light, South Australia in the lower Mid North just north of the Barossa Valley.[1] Named for the Kapunda copper mine in the 1850s which in turn is thought to have been a corruption of the indigenous word cappieoonda, referring to the spring which supplied water to the town.[1] The hundred is bounded on the south by the River Light

The main town of the hundred, which also derives its name from the original copper mine, is Kapunda near the southern boundary of hundred. Other localities within the hundred are Hansborough, Bagot Well and Allendale North.

Local government

thumb|left|View from Gundry's Hill over KapundaThe earliest local government started with the establishment of the Corporate Town of Kapunda in 1865. The District Council of Kapunda was formed the following year, bringing local governance to the remainder of the hundred. By the mid 1900s the council was a single entity and in 1996 it amalgamated with the District Council of Light to form the new District Council of Kapunda and Light, which was renamed Light Regional Council four years later.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Hundred of Kapunda . Property Location Browser . SA0034128 . . 29 January 2009 . 31 May 2019 . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .