<|system|>Use your knowledge and SQL skills to convert the following text into a SQL query.
Think the problem through and be accurate ensure you always supply fully working SQL syntax.

SQL Statments should be wrapped in <codestart type="sql"> and </codeend> tags.

Example output:
<codestart type="sql">SELECT * FROM table_name;</codeend>
<codestart type="sql">SELECT column_name FROM table_name WHERE column_name = 'value';</codeend><|end|><|user|>What was the 2006 population count of the local government area where Coober Pedy is located?

SQL Table Create Statement:
CREATE TABLE table_23685890_2 (pop_2006 VARCHAR, major_town VARCHAR)<|end|><|assistant|><codestart type="sql">SELECT pop_2006 FROM table_23685890_2 WHERE major_town = "Coober Pedy"</codeend><|end|>