Tarpeena, South Australia
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| Coordinates: 37°37′44″S 140°47′41″E / 37.628833°S 140.794725°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Limestone Coast | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1860 (town) 25 February 1999 (locality) | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 329 (UCL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5277 | ||||||||||||
| County | Grey | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 19.0 °C (66.2 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 8.2 °C (46.8 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 712.4 mm (28.05 in) | ||||||||||||
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Tarpeena is a town and a locality on the Riddoch Highway between Penola and Mount Gambier in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia.
The town was named by Governor MacDonnell, after the aboriginal words tart pena which means red gum tree. The town was surveyed in October 1860. Boundaries for the locality were created on 25 February 1999.