County of Manchester
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Manchester | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 32°31′54″S 137°27′37″E / 32.531780°S 137.460360°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Eyre Western | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1891 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 5,000 km2 (1,930 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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County of Manchester is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land both located in the north-east of Eyre Peninsula and to the peninsula's north. It was proclaimed in 1891 and named after George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester who was the father-in-law of the Earl of Kintore GCMG, the Governor of South Australia at the time.