Kadina, South Australia
Kadina (/kəˈdiːnə/ kə-DEE-nə) is a town on the Yorke Peninsula of the Australian state of South Australia, approximately 144 kilometres north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide. The largest town of the Peninsula, Kadina is one of the three Copper Triangle towns famous for their shared copper mining history. The three towns are known as "Little Cornwall" for the significant number of immigrants from Cornwall who worked at the mines in the late 19th century.
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Kadina Town Hall | |||||||||||||||
Kadina | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′45″S 137°42′45″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,666 (UCL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1861 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5554 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 144 km (89 mi) NNW of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Copper Coast | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Narungga | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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Kadina's surrounds form an important agricultural base for the region, and are used for growing cereal crops. Kadina used to be a mining town but now the majority of Kadina's land is used for farming.
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