Port MacDonnell, South Australia
- Port MacDonnell, South Australia
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Port MacDonnell
state = sa
caption =
lga = District Council of Grant
postcode = 5291
est =
pop = 623
pop_footnotes=
elevation=
elevation_footnotes=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Mount Gambier
fedgov = Barker
dist1 = 477
dir1 = SE
location1= Adelaide
dist2 = 28
dir2 = S
location2= Mount Gambier
dist3 = 32
dir3 = W
location3= Nelson, Victoria (Vic.)
Port MacDonnell is a small port about convert|477|km|mi|0|lk=on southeast of Adelaide and convert|28|km|mi|0|lk=on south of Mount Gambier), in South Australia. Port MacDonnell is the southernmost town in South Australia. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 623.[Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL422000 |name=Port MacDonnell (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2007-11-18|quick=on] The area was originally inhabited by the Bungandidj Aborigines.]The first Europeans to see the area were led by explorer Lieutenant James Grant in the HMS "Lady Nelson" on the 3 December 1800.[cite web |url=http://www.walkabout.com.au/fairfax/locations/SAPortMacDonnell.shtml |title=Port MacDonnell |work=Walkabout |publisher=Fairfax Digital |accessdate=2006-07-27 ] It was surveyed and named in 1860 when it was proclaimed an official port. It is named after Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell who was Governor of South Australia from 1855 to 1862. [cite web |url=http://www.placenames.sa.gov.au/pno/pnores.phtml?recno=SA0002700 |title=Port MacDonnell |work=Place Names Online |publisher=Government of South Australia |accessdate=2006-07-27] ]Port MacDonnell is in the District Council of Grant local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Mount Gambier and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Barker.
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