County of Dalhousie (South Australia)
The County of Dalhousie is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia in straddling the Mid North and Flinders Ranges regions. It was proclaimed in 1871 by Governor James Fergusson and was named for Fergusson's father-in-law James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie.
| Dalhousie South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Landscape near Yongala in the south of the county | |||||||||||||||
Dalhousie | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32.738°S 138.673°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,200 km2 (1,230 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Orroroo Carrieton District Council of Peterborough Northern Areas Council | ||||||||||||||
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