The Hundred of Santo is a cadastral hundred of the County of Cardwell (South Australia), centred on the rural locality of Salt Creek, South Australia.[1] It was proclaimed by Governor Dominick Daly in 1864 and named for Philip Santo, a member of the South Australian parliament in the 1860s and 1870s.[1]
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 The Coorong, Hundred of Santo | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 36°08′06″S 139°39′54″E / 36.135°S 139.665°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Established | 3 November 1864 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 273 km2 (105.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Cardwell | ||||||||||||
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The Hundred is located in the Limestone Coast south east of Adelaide, South Australia.
References
edit- 1 2 "Placename Details: Hundred of Santo". Government of South Australia. SA0059849. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
Derivation of Name: Philip Santo MP & MLC; Other Details: Philip Santo MP 1860-1870, MLC 1871-1881. Area 105 1/2 square miles.
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