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Lyrup is a town in South Australia's rural Riverland area.
Lyrup is a town in South Australia's rural Riverland area. Lyrup is located on the banks of the Murray River. It is 267 kilometres north-east of Adelaide, the capital of the state of South Australia and 25 kilometres from Renmark.At the 2006 census, Lyrup had a population of 502.Lyrup is accessible by ferry. It was established in 1894 by the South Australian government as a part of the creation of a communal land system (one of twelve settlements). 243 people originally settled in Lyrup. The town was gazetted on 24 September 1896 and was named after "Lyrup's Hut", a boundary rider's shack.
Lyrup still maintains a communal land system. It has a community club, general store and picnic areas. The area around it produces grapes, stone fruit, citrus, almonds, apricots and some corn.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +10:30
Area: 21.97 km2
Elevation: 11-50 metres
Town elevation: 23 m
Population number: 301
Local Government Area: Renmark Paringa Council
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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Lyrup, South Australia