Bordertown, South Australia

Bordertown, formerly Border Town, is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's east near the state border with Victoria about 250 kilometres (160 mi) east of the state capital of Adelaide. It is where the Dukes Highway and the railway line cross the Tatiara Creek between Adelaide and Melbourne, the capital of Victoria.

Bordertown
South Australia
Main street in Bordertown
Bordertown
Coordinates36°18′42″S 140°46′13″E
Population3,095 (2021 census)
Established1852 (town)
16 March 2000 (locality)
Postcode(s)5268
Elevation82 m (269 ft)
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
  • 250 km (155 mi) SE of Adelaide
  • 457 km (284 mi) NW of Melbourne
LGA(s)Tatiara District Council
RegionLimestone Coast
CountyBuckingham
State electorate(s)MacKillop
Federal division(s)Barker
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
22.3 °C
72 °F
9.1 °C
48 °F
460.7 mm
18.1 in
Localities around Bordertown:
Cannawigara Senior Senior
Cannawigara
Mundulla
Bordertown Pine Hill
Wolseley
Mundulla Bordertown South
Pooginagoric
Pooginagoric
FootnotesLocations
Adjoining localities

Bordertown is the commercial and administrative centre of the Tatiara District Council. Tatiara is the local Aboriginal word for "Good Country".

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