Kimba (South Australia)

Kimba is a small town situated in the north of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia on the Eyre Highway. The city is located 350 km east of Ceduna and 150 kilometers west of Port Augusta. Kimba is a word for the Aboriginal bush fire.

The first Europeans who traveled this area, Edward John Eyre was in 1839 on the way from Streaky Bay to Spencer Gulf. Gradually colonized the place and the area from 1908. 1913 were Kimba was opened up by rail from Port Lincoln. This led to a further increase in population, and two years later Kimba was declared a city. 2006, the place had 686 inhabitants.

In the vicinity of the place grow large eucalyptus trees. The Gawler Ranges are located in the north of the Eyre Highway and the City.

On Highway halfway between east and west coast through the Big Galah, a seven meter high statue of a pink cockatoo is highlighted. In town there are hotels, a motel and a caravan park.