Geranium, South Australia
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| Coordinates: 35°22′57″S 140°09′36″E / 35.382417°S 140.160006°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Murray and Mallee | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 24 March 1910 (town) 12 August 1999 (locality) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 83 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5301 | ||||||||||||
| County | Chandos | ||||||||||||
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Geranium is a town and locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia near the Mallee Highway. At the 2006 census, Geranium had a population of 240. It was surveyed in 1910 as the town supporting a station on the Pinnaroo railway line. The name is derived from a native plant prolific in the area.