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
Landscape near Yongala in the south of the county
Dalhousie
Coordinates32.738°S 138.673°E / -32.738; 138.673
Established1871
Area3,200 km2 (1,230 sq mi)
LGA(s)District Council of Orroroo Carrieton
District Council of Peterborough
Northern Areas Council
Lands administrative divisions around Dalhousie:
Newcastle Granville Granville
Frome Dalhousie Herbert
Victoria Victoria Kimberley
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