Port Lincoln South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°43′56″S 135°51′31″E / 34.73222°S 135.85861°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 16,147 (2015)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 118.47/km2 (306.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1839 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5606 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 136.3 km2 (52.6 sq mi)[2] (2011 urban) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | City of Port Lincoln | ||||||||||||||
Region | Eyre Western[3] | ||||||||||||||
County | Flinders[4] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Flinders[5] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Grey[6] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Adjoining localities[4] |
Port Lincoln is a city in South Australia. It is a coastal city on Boston Bay at the southern end of the Eyre Peninsula. It is the largest city in the region. It is about 280 kilometres (straight line – 646 km by road) from the capital city Adelaide.