Tarcoola, South Australia

Tarcoola is a town in the Far North of South Australia 416 kilometres (258 mi) north-northwest of Port Augusta. At the 2016 census, Tarcoola had no people living within its boundaries.

Tarcoola
South Australia
Tarcoola, South Australia, 2012.
Tarcoola
Coordinates30°41′41″S 134°33′22″E
Population0 (2016 census)
Established21 February 1901 (town)
29 July 2004 (locality)
Postcode(s)5710
Elevation123 m (404 ft)(airport)
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Pastoral Unincorporated Area
RegionFar North
State electorate(s)Giles
Federal division(s)Grey
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
27.5 °C
82 °F
12.0 °C
54 °F
182.7 mm
7.2 in
Localities around Tarcoola:
Wilgena Wilgena Wilgena
Wilgena
Mulgathing
Tarcoola Wilgena
Mulgathing Mulgathing Wilgena
FootnotesAdjoining localities

Tarcoola was named after Tarcoola the winner of the 1893 Melbourne Cup horse race. The horse Tarcoola had been raised on Tarcoola Station on the Darling River in New South Wales. It means river bend in the aboriginal language of the area around that Tarcoola Station.

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