Port Augusta
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Port Augusta (Goordnada in the revived indigenous Barngarla language)[6] is a small coastal city in South Australia about 310 kilometres (190 mi) by road from the state capital, Adelaide. Most of the city is on the eastern shores of Spencer Gulf, immediately south of the gulf's head,[7] comprising the city's centre and surrounding suburbs, Stirling North, and seaside homes at Commissariat Point, Blanche Harbor and Miranda.[8] The suburb of Port Augusta West is on the western side of the gulf on the Eyre Peninsula.[9] Together, these localities had a population of 13,515 people in the 2021 census.
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Port Augusta Goordnada South Australia | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°29′33″S 137°45′57″E | ||||||||
Population | 12,788 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
Established | 1852 | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5700[2] | ||||||||
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LGA(s) | City of Port Augusta | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Stuart[3] Giles[4] | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Grey[5] | ||||||||
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Formerly a seaport, the city supports regional agriculture and services many mines in the South Australian interior to its north. A significant industry was electricity generation until 2019, when its coal-burning power stations were shut down. A solar farm opened in 2020.[10]