The Hundred of Santo is a cadastral hundred of the County of Cardwell (South Australia), centred on the rural locality of Salt Creek, South Australia.[1] It was proclaimed by Governor Dominick Daly in 1864 and named for Philip Santo, a member of the South Australian parliament in the 1860s and 1870s.[1]
Santo South Australia | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() The Coorong, Hundred of Santo | |||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() Santo | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36.135°S 139.665°E / -36.135; 139.665 | ||||||||||||||
Established | 3 November 1864 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 273 km2 (105.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
County | Cardwell | ||||||||||||||
|
The Hundred is located in the Limestone Coast south east of Adelaide, South Australia.
Derivation of Name: Philip Santo MP & MLC; Other Details: Philip Santo MP 1860-1870, MLC 1871-1881. Area 105 1/2 square miles.
![]() | This South Australia geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |