Kimba, South Australia
| Kimba South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Big Galah | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°08′22″S 136°25′09″E / 33.139565°S 136.41908°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 608 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 29 April 1915 (town) 6 May 1999 (locality) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5641 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 280 m (919 ft)weather station | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 282 km (175 mi) north-west of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Kimba | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Eyre Western | ||||||||||||||
| County | Buxton | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Giles | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||||
Kimba is a rural service town on the Eyre Highway at the top of Eyre Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia. There is an 8-metre (26 ft) tall statue of a galah beside the highway, marking halfway between the east and west coasts of Australia. The Gawler Ranges are north of the highway near the town.
Kimba is located in the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Giles and the local government area of the District Council of Kimba.
The word "kimba" is derived from the local Aboriginal word for "bushfire", and the District Council of Kimba's emblem reflects this in the form of a burning bush. The town was built on Barngarla lands.