Penong, South Australia

Penong South Australia
Windmills around Penong
Penong
Coordinates	31°55′S 133°0′E / 31.917°S 133.000°E / -31.917; 133.000Coordinates: 31°55′S 133°0′E / 31.917°S 133.000°E / -31.917; 133.000
Population	215 (2006 census)^[1]
Established	1915
Postcode(s)	5690
Location	854 km (531 mi) from Adelaide 73 km (45 mi) from Ceduna 543 km (337 mi) from Port Augusta
LGA(s)	Outback Communities Authority
State electorate(s)	Flinders
Federal Division(s)	Grey

Penong is a small South Australian town on the Nullarbor Plain. Its location on the Eyre Highway makes it a popular rest-stop for travelers.

The area surrounding Penong was settled by Europeans in the 19th century, the town being established in 1915 with the arrival of the railway. It is characterised by many windmills, which pump water from the Anjutabie water basin.

Penong is the closest town to the Chadinga Conservation Park and Lake MacDonnell, which has rich reserves of salt and gypsum. The town is 20 km north of Cactus Beach, a popular surfing beach.

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Penong (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-11-11.

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Named locations on the Nullarbor Plain, Australia

Western Australia	Norseman Balladonia Caiguna Cocklebiddy Madura Mundrabilla Eucla

South Australia	Border Village Nullarbor Yalata Nundroo Penong Ceduna

Localities serviced by the Outback Communities Authority

Andamooka Beltana Blinman Border Village Cockburn Coorabie Copley Fowlers Bay Glendambo Innamincka Iron Knob Kingoonya Leigh Creek Lyndhurst Marla Mannahill Marree Oodnadatta Parachilna Penong Pimba William Creek Woomera Yunta

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