Hundred of Willunga
The Hundred of Willunga is a cadastral unit of hundred covering the extreme south suburbs of the Adelaide metropolitan area. It is one of the eleven hundreds of the County of Adelaide. It was named in 1846 by Governor Frederick Robe probably deriving from a Kaurna/Ngarrindjeri place label willannga, meaning place of green trees.
| Willunga South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Vines at Coriole Vineyard, McLaren Vale | |||||||||||||||
Willunga | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.24°S 138.53°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 29 October 1846 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 260 km2 (99 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| County | Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
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The hundred is bounded on the north by the Onkaparinga River and includes part of the McLaren Vale wine region. The bounds of the Hundred of Willunga span the southern half of the contemporary City of Onkaparinga local government area, including localities south of the Onkaparinga and west of Kangarilla and Kuitpo.
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