Georgetown, South Australia
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Georgetown is a town in the Mid North
region of South Australia
. The town is in the Northern Areas Council
, 196 kilometres (121.8 mi) north of the state capital, Adelaide
on the Main North Road
. At the 2006 census
, Georgetown had a population of 119.
Mid North
The Mid North is a region of South Australia, north of the Adelaide Plains, but not as far north as the Far North, or outback. It is generally accepted to extend from Spencer Gulf east to the Barrier Highway, including the coastal plain, the southern part of the Flinders Ranges, and the northern...
region of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. The town is in the Northern Areas Council
Northern Areas Council
Northern Areas Council is a local government area in the Mid North of South Australia. The main council offices are in Jamestown.Most of the region was first settled in the early 1840s, only a few years after the settlement of Adelaide...
, 196 kilometres (121.8 mi) north of the state capital, Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
on the Main North Road
Main North Road
Main North Road is the major north-south arterial route north of the city of Adelaide, South Australia.From the Adelaide city centre, it passes through the Adelaide Parklands and the suburbs of Thorngate, Medindie, Medindie Gardens, Nailsworth, Prospect, Sefton Park, Blair Athol and Enfield before...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Georgetown had a population of 119.