Kapunda
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Kapunda is a town on the Light River near the Barossa Valley in South Australia. It was established after a discovery in 1842 of significant copper deposits. The population was 2,917 at the 2016 Australian census.
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Kapunda South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°20′20″S 138°55′00″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 2,917 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1839 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5373 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 77 km (48 mi) north of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Light Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Frome | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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The southern entrance to the town has been dominated since 1988 by the 8-metre (26 ft) statue of Map Kernow ("the son of Cornwall"), a traditional Cornish miner. The statue was destroyed by a fire in June 2006 but was rebuilt.