The Hundred of Karcultaby is a cadastral unit of hundred located on the northern Eyre Peninsula of South Australia spanning the townships of Poochera, Karcultaby and surrounds.[1] One of the 24 hundreds of the County of Robinson, it was proclaimed in 1913 by Governor Day Bosanquet and named for Karcultaby Homestead, in the extreme southeast of the hundred.[1]

Karcultaby
South Australia
Karcultaby is located in South Australia
Karcultaby
Karcultaby
Coordinates32°42′36″S 134°54′11″E / 32.710°S 134.903°E / -32.710; 134.903
Established23 October 1913
Area193 km2 (74.5 sq mi)
LGA(s)Streaky Bay
RegionEyre Peninsula
CountyRobinson
Lands administrative divisions around Karcultaby:
Cungena Kaldoonera Bockelberg
Chandada Karcultaby Condada
Inkster Moorkitabie Carina

Located within a vast low-rainfall wheat belt, the hundred has been locally governed since 1888 by the District Council of Streaky Bay, which was established in that year.

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  1. ^ a b "Placename Details: Hundred of Karcultaby". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0034189. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2017. Derivation of Name: Karcultaby Homestead; Other Details: Area 74 1/2 square miles.