Nantawarra, South Australia
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Bowmans is a locality in South Australia
's Mid North
. At the 2006 census
, Bowmans had a population of 203.
Nantawarra (34°00′S 138°13′E; postcode: 5550) is a town in the postal area of Bowmans. The township is located just east of Highway 1
, approximately 125km north of Adelaide
. Nantawarra is recognisable from a distance for its imposing grain silos which, like the township, are strategically located just east of the Adelaide – Port Augusta
railway line. The name Nantawarra may derive from the word nantuwara (meaning a northern yerta, or family group) in Kaurna
, the language of the indigenous people of the region.
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...
's Mid North
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...
. 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,...
, Bowmans had a population of 203.
Nantawarra (34°00′S 138°13′E; postcode: 5550) is a town in the postal area of Bowmans. The township is located just east of Highway 1
Highway 1 (Australia)
Australia's Highway 1 is a network of highways that circumnavigate the Australian continent, joining all mainland state capitals. At a total length of approximately it is the longest national highway in the world, longer than the Trans-Siberian Highway and the Trans-Canada Highway...
, approximately 125km north of 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...
. Nantawarra is recognisable from a distance for its imposing grain silos which, like the township, are strategically located just east of the Adelaide – Port Augusta
Port Augusta, South Australia
-Electricity generation:Electricity is generated at the Playford B and Northern power stations from brown coal mined at Leigh Creek, 250 km to the north...
railway line. The name Nantawarra may derive from the word nantuwara (meaning a northern yerta, or family group) in Kaurna
Kaurna language
"Kaurna" is the language of the Kaurna people, an Australian aboriginal ethnic group, in South Australia. It was historically spoken on the Adelaide Plains from Crystal Brook and Clare in the north, to Cape Jervis in the south. It became extinct in the 19th century but was revived and reconstructed...
, the language of the indigenous people of the region.