Pata, South Australia

Pata
Pata
Coordinates: 34°33′50″S 140°31′30″E / 34.564°S 140.525°E / -34.564; 140.525
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 • Total81 (SAL 2021)[2]
Localities around Pata
Loxton
Pyap West Pata Woodleigh
Veitch Malpas

Pata is a locality and former town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. It lies on the Loxton railway line and Karoonda Highway between Alawoona and Loxton. The town was surveyed as Muljarra in 1915, and renamed to Pata (an Aboriginal name meaning swamp gum trees) in 1929.[3]

The Congregational Union church opened in 1911.[4]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pata (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pata (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. ^ "Placename Details: Pata (Government town)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 12 May 2011. SA0030268. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Congregational Union of South Australia Churches and United Parishes" (PDF). State Library of South Australia. p. 4. SRG 95. Retrieved 2 December 2017.