Hundred of Monarto
The Hundred of Monarto is a cadastral unit of hundred, the centre of which lies about 47 kilometres (29 mi) east southeast of Adelaide in South Australia and about 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of the Murray River. One of the ten hundreds of the County of Sturt, it is bounded on the west by the Bremer River, with the north west corner being set at the point where Mount Barker Creek merges with the river. It was named in 1847 by Governor Frederick Robe after "Queen Monarto", an aboriginal woman who lived at the time in the area. According to John Wrathall Bull, in his writings on early South Australia history, she was the lubra (partner) of aboriginal tribal leader "King John", whose tribe resided "on the banks of the Murray" at the time.
| Monarto South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Giraffes in the open range Monarto Safari Park at Monarto | |||||||||||||||
Monarto | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.07°S 139.10°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 30 November 1847 | ||||||||||||||
| County | Sturt | ||||||||||||||
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The following localities and towns of the Murray Bridge Council area are situated inside (or largely inside) the bounds of the Hundred of Monarto:
- Rockleigh (most part)
- Monarto, the township laid out in 1908 named after the hundred and located at its centre.
- Monarto South (northern half only)
- Callington (large part west of Bremer River)