Yorketown   SA  5576
	Population: 800,   Height above sea level: ,   Latitude: 35.00.00,   Longitude: 137.38.00 Location:  230km west of Adelaide Highway: Off Highway 1 at Port Augusta  Nearest Major Town: Adelaide Nearest Airport: Adelaide Touring Area: Yorke Peninsula
Yorketown is inland from the south-eastern heel of the 'Leg' which forms the Yorke Peninsula and 15 km. west of Edithburgh. It is 230km. from Adelaide by road via Port Wakefield. There are some 300 salt lakes around the area and until the 1930's the area around Yorke town was a major producer of salt which was shipped from the port at Edithburgh. During the peak year, 1918, 57,000 tons of salt were extracted from the lakes. Today the town is an administration centre for the southern Yorke Peninsula and a popular touring centre. There is a motel, hotel, caravan park and bed & breakfast establishments. Further Information is available from E.J. Braunds. 2 Stansbury Rd. Yorketown S.A. 5575 Ph: (08) 8852 1005

Quaint verandahed shops line the streets of Yorketown.

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