Booborowie
| Booborowie South Australia | |
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  Booborowie | |
| Coordinates | 33°33′46″S 138°45′45″E / 33.56278°S 138.76250°ECoordinates: 33°33′46″S 138°45′45″E / 33.56278°S 138.76250°E |
| Population | 355 (2011 census)[1] |
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) |
| Location | 200 km (124 mi) N of Adelaide |
| LGA(s) | Regional Council of Goyder |
Booborowie is a settlement in South Australia. Booborowie is located 200 km (124 mi) north of Adelaide. At the 2011 census, the Booborowie district had a population of 355.[1]
Being a farming community, the chief products produced are wool, wheat and canola. The town is named after the nearby Booborowie Waterhole, a small round shaped and usually dry waterhole about 1 km (0.6 mi) north west of the town,[2] the "owie" signifying "waterhole" in the language of the indigenous Ngadjuri people, as in Minlacowie, Terowie and Yarcowie. The spelling "Booboorowie" was common in the 19th century.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Booborowie (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2011". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ↑ "Municipal Corporations". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 19 September 1874. p. 7. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
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