Pygery Explained

Type:town
Pygery
State:sa
Coordinates:-33.0167°N 135.4167°W
Pop:72
Postcode:5655
Dist1:569
Dir1:NW
Location1:Adelaide
Dist2:265
Dir2:W
Location2:Port Augusta
Dist3:218
Dir3:N
Location3:Port Lincoln
Dist4:6
Dir4:NW
Location4:Wudinna
Lga:Wudinna District Council
Stategov:Flinders
Fedgov:Grey

Pygery is a town in South Australia on the Eyre Peninsula and on the Eyre Highway, 569km (354miles) north-west of the state capital, Adelaide. The town is part of the Wudinna District Council local government area. The town name is derived from the Aboriginal word paitjariti meaning "fighting place".[1]

At the, the locality of Pygery had a population of 72.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Providence – Pygery. Place Names of South Australia. State Library of South Australia. 7 November 2010.