Perponda, South Australia

Perponda is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 111 kilometres (69 mi) east of the state capital of Adelaide.^[1][5]

Perponda South Australia
Perponda
Coordinates	34°58′58″S 139°49′00″E[1]
Population	45 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established	1 May 1919 (town) 11 November 1999 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)	5308[5]
Elevation	86 m (282 ft)
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location	111 km (69 mi) E of Adelaide
LGA(s)	District Council of Karoonda East Murray[1]
Region	Murray and Mallee[1]
County	Buccleuch[1]
State electorate(s)	Hammond[6]
Federal division(s)	Barker[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8] 23.6 °C 74 °F 9.3 °C 49 °F 343.0 mm 13.5 in
Localities around Perponda: Claypans Copeville Copeville Bowhill Perponda Borrika Bowhill Karoonda Karoonda
Footnotes	Locations[5] Adjoining localities[1]

History

Perponda was on the Waikerie railway line until it closed in 1994. The school opened in 1924, but has since closed.^[9] The town was surveyed in 1919 and the name is derived from the local Aboriginal word for the plains.^[10] The modern locality area includes the former town of Kalyan which was the next siding north along the railway.^[11]