Murdinga is a locality in South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula about 297 kilometres (185 mi) west of the state capital of Adelaide.
[2][9][10] Murdinga began as a government town surveyed in January 1936 and proclaimed by Governor Dugan on 19 March 1936.
The boundaries of the locality were “created in November 1999 for the long established name” and include the government town of Murdinga.
It also includes part of the protected area known as the Bascombe Well Conservation Park.
[15][2] Murdinga includes the Wilgerup station which is the site of a proposed iron ore mine to be operated by Centrex Metals.