County of Hopetoun

The County of Hopetoun is one of the 49 counties of South Australia on the state's west coast. It was proclaimed in 1892 by Governor Algernon Keith-Falconer and named for John Hope then the Governor of Victoria.

Hopetoun
South Australia
Approach to Fowlers Bay in the Hundred of Caldwell
Hopetoun
Coordinates31.553°S 131.981°E / -31.553; 131.981
Established21 January 1892
Area6,200 km2 (2,400 sq mi)
LGA(s)District Council of Ceduna
Lands administrative divisions around Hopetoun:
pastoral unincorporated pastoral unincorporated pastoral unincorporated
pastoral unincorporated Hopetoun Kintore
Great Australian Bight Great Australian Bight Great Australian Bight
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