Kanmantoo is a settlement in South Australia.[2] It is southeast of Adelaide in the eastern Adelaide Hills. It is in the catchment basin of the Bremer River.
Kanmantoo South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Kanmantoo welcome sign on the Old Highway | |||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() Kanmantoo | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35.071°S 139.012°E / -35.071; 139.012 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 686 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5252 | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | District Council of Mount Barker | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Kavel | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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The town is named after the Kanmantoo mine about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south, which opened in the 1840s and was owned by the South Australian Company. The mine was named by William Gilles after a local Aboriginal word.[3][4] The site of the old underground mine is now in a much larger opencut copper mine owned by Hillgrove Resources.[5] It is in the Adelaide Geosyncline.
Kanmantoo is on the Old Princes Highway between Nairne and Callington, but most through traffic now bypasses the town on the South Eastern Freeway. An exception to this is Cyclists, as they are unable to use the freeway to travel between Adelaide and Murray Bridge. The Adelaide-Wolseley railway line also passes near the mine, but there is no station at Kanmantoo.
Name originally applied by William Giles to a mine owned by the South Australian Company. Boundaries created in November 2003 for long established name.
Aboriginal word originally applied by W Giles to a mine owned by SA Company. Area 91 square miles.
Towns and localities of the District Council of Mount Barker | |
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