Adelaide Hills Council was established in 1997 by the amalgamation of four smaller district councils (East Torrens, Gumeracha, Onkaparinga and Stirling). It is in the hills east of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, and extends from the South Para Reservoir in the north to the Mount Bold Reservoir in the south.
Towns east of Stirling and Bridgewater, including Hahndorf, are located in the Mount Barker DC.
The Adelaide Hills Council contains a total of 57 townships:
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