Tanami East, Northern Territory
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| Coordinates: 18°29′17″S 132°48′31″E / 18.4881°S 132.8085°E[1] | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 4 April 2007[1] | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 52,842 km2 (20,402 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 33 (2016 census)[4] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000625/km2 (0.001617/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 0852[5] | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 30.4 °C (86.7 °F)[6] | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 15.4 °C (59.7 °F)[6] | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 377.8 mm (14.87 in)[6] | ||||||||||||
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| Locations[5] Adjoining localities[8][9] | |||||||||||||
Tanami East is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 510 kilometres (320 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin.[1][5]
The locality consists of the following land in the north eastern portion of the Tanami Desert - the Karlantijpa North Aboriginal Land Trust, the Murranji Aboriginal Land Trust and the Murranji pastoral lease.[10][11] It has an area of 52,842 square kilometres (20,402 sq mi).[7] Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007.[8][1]
The Adelaide-Darwin Railway passes from south to north through parts of the eastern side of the locality.[8]
Tanami East includes the following places that have been listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register – the Murranji Track, the Murranji Track, Murranji Bore & Waterhole and the Murranji Track, No. 11 Bore.[12][13][14]
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Tanami East had 33 people living within its boundaries.[4]
Tanami East is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and the local government area of the Barkly Region.[3][2][9]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Place Names Register Extract for Tanami East". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Division of Daly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tanami East (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Tanami East Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics YUENDUMU (nearest weather station with recent published data)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Tanami East". Australia's Guide. Australia's Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Tanami East". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Localities within Barkly Shire (sic) (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Localities within the Tanami sub-region (CP 5083)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Northern Territory Pastoral Properties" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Murranji Track". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 17 June 1998. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Murranji Track, Murranji Bore & Waterhole". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 17 June 1998. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Murranji Track, No. 11 Bore". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 17 June 1998. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
