Postcode(s) 5540 Coonamia Bungama Postal code 5540 | State electorate(s) Frome Footnotes Adjoining localities Federal division Division of Grey | |
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Location 3 km (2 mi) E of Port Pirie
219 km (136 mi) N of Adelaide LGA(s) Port Pirie Regional Council | ||
Coonamia is a locality to the east of Port Pirie in the Mid North region of South Australia. The Coonamia railway station is the Port Pirie station used by trains between Adelaide or Sydney and Perth or Darwin. Coonamia is crossed from west to east by both the Port Pirie-Cockburn railway line and Warnertown Road which connects Port Pirie to the Augusta Highway and thence to Adelaide. It is on the plains between Port Pirie and the Southern Flinders Ranges.
Map of Coonamia SA 5540, Australia
Coonamia is named for the railway station, which is reputed to have been named in 1929 for the Aboriginal word for cold.
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Coonamia, South Australia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA