Ponde is a locality in the Murraylands region of South Australia, on the inside of a bend on the left bank of the Murray River. Its name is derived from the Ngarrindjeri name for the Murray cod.[2]
Ponde South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°57′27″S 139°18′05″E / 34.9575°S 139.3013°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 59 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5238 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Mid Murray Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hammond | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | [2] |
Ponde was the site of an annual music festival from 1979 to 2002.[3]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ponde (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Placename Details: Ponde (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "The end of the road". SA Memory. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2019.