Pata, South Australia

Pata
Pata; South Australia
	Pata
Coordinates	34.564°S 140.525°E
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Location	15 km (9 mi) south of Loxton ; 20 km (12 mi) north of Alawoona ;
LGA(s)	District Council of Loxton Waikerie
State electorate(s)	Chaffey
Federal Division(s)	Barker
	Localities around Pata:

Pata is a locality and former town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. It lies on the Loxton railway line and Karoonda Highway between Alawoona and Loxton. The town was surveyed as Muljarra in 1915, and renamed to Pata (an Aboriginal name meaning swamp gum trees) in 1929.[1]

The Congregational Union church opened in 1911.[2]

References

"Placename Details: Pata (Government town)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 12 May 2011. SA0030268. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
"Congregational Union of South Australia Churches and United Parishes" (PDF). State Library of South Australia. p. 4. SRG 95. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

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[1] "Placename Details: Pata (Government town)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 12 May 2011. SA0030268. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

[2] "Congregational Union of South Australia Churches and United Parishes" (PDF). State Library of South Australia. p. 4. SRG 95. Retrieved 2 December 2017.