County of Manchester
| Manchester South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°31′54″S 137°27′37″E / 32.531780°S 137.460360°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1891 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,000 square kilometres (1,930 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Port Augusta (part) City of Whyalla (part) Pastoral Unincorporated Area | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Eyre Western | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Coordinates Adjoining counties | ||||||||||||||
County of Manchester is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land both located in the north-east of Eyre Peninsula and to the peninsula's north. It was proclaimed in 1891 and named after George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester who was the father-in-law of the Earl of Kintore GCMG, the Governor of South Australia at the time.