Ponde, South Australia

Ponde
Ponde
Coordinates: 34°57′27″S 139°18′05″E / 34.9575°S 139.3013°E / -34.9575; 139.3013
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total59 (SAL 2021)[2]
Postcode
5238
Localities around Ponde
Mannum Cowirra Younghusband
Caloote Ponde Burdett
Zadows Landing Wall Flat Pompoota
[3]

Ponde is a locality in the Murraylands region of South Australia, on the inside of a bend on the left bank of the Murray River. Its name is derived from the Ngarrindjeri name for the Murray cod.[3]

Ponde was the site of an annual music festival from 1979 to 2002.[4]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ponde (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ponde (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. ^ a b "Placename Details: Ponde (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. ^ "The end of the road". SA Memory. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2019.