Penong, South Australia
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Penong (/pəˈnɒŋ/ p(ə)-NONG) is a town and locality on the Nullarbor Plain, in the far west of the state of South Australia located about 616 kilometres (383 mi) north-west of the state capital of Adelaide.[5] With no settlements between it and Border Village on the border with Western Australia, 400 km (250 mi) away on the Eyre Highway, it is a popular rest-stop for travellers.
Penong South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 31°55′47″S 133°00′34″E[1] | ||||||||||||||
Population | 280 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 28 April 1892 (town) 8 February 2001 (locality)[3][4] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5690[5] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Pastoral Unincorporated Area[1] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Eyre Western[6] | ||||||||||||||
County | Kintore[1] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Flinders[7] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Grey[8] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Adjoining localities[1] |
The 2016 Australian census recorded that the localities of Penong and the small farming community of Bookabie (including the Scotdesco Aboriginal community), 35 km (22 mi) to Penong's west, had a population of 289 people.
Penong is the closest town to the Chadinga Conservation Park. To its south is Cactus Beach, a popular surfing beach on the western side of Point Sinclair; Port Le Hunte – also known as Port Irvine[10] – is on the sheltered eastern side.[11] The Lake MacDonnell gypsum field – the largest in the Southern Hemisphere[12] – is near the coast 15 km (9 mi) to the south. The major port of Cape Thevenard, collocated with Ceduna, is 75 km (45 mi) to the south-east.