The District Council of Coober Pedy is a local government area located around the opal mining town of the same name in Outback South Australia.

The district's economy is based on the large opal deposits found beneath it, which have made it a major mining centre and also a popular tourist destination.

The town was named ‘Coober Pedy’ by the local Progress and Miners Association in 1920 from the Aboriginal words "Kupa Piti", meaning white man's hole or waterhole.

After the initial discovery in 1915, a number of large strikes, particularly in 1946 saw renewed interest, and by the 1960s, opal mining was a multimillion-dollar industry, and has remained that way to the present day.

[3] Tourism is a rapidly growing facet of the districts economy, with tourists visiting the area to see the opal mines and the unique underground lifestyle of the town.