Pekina, South Australia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Pekina, in The Dc Of Orroroo Carrieton local government area.
| Locality | Pekina |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | The Dc Of Orroroo Carrieton |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.83796 |
| Longitude | 138.53634 |
| Population | 64 |
| Density | 0.2 /km² |
| Area | 287.1 km² |
| Elevation | 521 m |
| Postcode | 5431 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 232 km north |
Pekina is a locality in The Dc Of Orroroo Carrieton local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 64. The locality covers an area of 287.1 km², giving a population density of about 0.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 521 m above sea level. It lies approximately 232 km north of Adelaide. Pekina is located at 32.8380°S, 138.5363°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5431. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Pekina rests in a shallow basin, a place where the land seems to exhale heat under a sky that stretches, vast and often bleached white, towards horizons that shimmer with a dry intensity. It lies 196.7 km north of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 354°T), and is situated 20.9 km south-west of Orroroo. The country here is a study in muted colours: ochre earth, pale, sun-bleached grasses that whisper secrets on the breeze, and the dusty green of hardy saltbush clinging to the contours of the low hills. The air itself carries a fine grit, a constant reminder of the earth’s restless nature, and as the sun begins its slow descent, the landscape is bathed in a soft, honeyed light that lends a fleeting, almost ethereal beauty to the starkness.
The story of Pekina is one of quiet persistence, its existence tied intrinsically to the cycles of rain and the enduring spirit of those who have worked this often unforgiving soil. For generations, sheep have grazed these undulating plains, their wool a vital thread in the local economy, while the cultivation of grain has offered a more uncertain, yet equally significant, harvest. The remains of older farming structures, weathered stone and corrugated iron bleached by the sun, stand as silent witnesses to lives lived in close communion with the land, a testament to the resilience required to coax sustenance from this dry landscape. Pekina is a place where the past is not so much buried as it is etched into the very texture of the land, a quiet echo in the vast, open spaces.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Pekina, South Australia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Pekina, in The Dc Of Orroroo Carrieton local government area.
Detailed location data for Pekina includes the postcode (5431), telephone area code (08), and local government area (The Dc Of Orroroo Carrieton), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Pekina is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |