Coonamia, South Australia

Coonamia
South Australia
Coonamia
Coordinates 33°11′31″S 138°02′35″E / 33.192°S 138.043°ECoordinates: 33°11′31″S 138°02′35″E / 33.192°S 138.043°E
Postcode(s) 5540
Location
LGA(s) Port Pirie Regional Council
State electorate(s) Frome
Federal Division(s) Grey
Localities around Coonamia:
Germein Bay
Solomontown Coonamia Bungama
Port Pirie South

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.

Coonamia is named for the railway station, which is reputed to have been named in 1929 for the Aboriginal word for cold.[1]

References

  1. "Placename Details: Coonamia". Property Location Browser gazetteer. Government of South Australia, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 16 September 2013. SA0013998. Retrieved 11 March 2015.