Gawler
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Gawler Location in greater metropolitan Adelaide | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°35′53″S 138°44′42″E / 34.59806°S 138.74500°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1839 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 28,562 (UCL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5118 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 22.4 °C (72.3 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 10.3 °C (50.5 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 440.3 mm (17.33 in) | ||||||||||||
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Gawler, established in 1839, is the oldest country town in the state of South Australia. It was named after the second Governor (British Vice-Regal representative) of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is about 40–44 km (25–27 mi) north of the state capital, Adelaide, and is close to the major wine producing district of the Barossa Valley. Topographically, Gawler lies at the confluence of two tributaries of the Gawler River, the North and South Para rivers, where they emerge from a range of low hills.
Historically a semi-rural area, Gawler has been swept up in Adelaide's growth in recent years, and is now counted as a suburb in the Outer Metro region of the Greater Adelaide Planning Region. The town had a population of 28,562 in the 2021 Census.