Lajamanu (N.T.)

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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Lajamanu (N.T.)
Coordinates
130.638 130.638 -18.337 -18.337 (gooearth )
Associated country
Norfolk Island
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 135014638
Wikidata: Q17984
Library of congress: n 92090423
Sources of Information
  • Ryan, J. Paint up big, 1990:t.p. (Lajamanu) text (Lajamanu aboriginal community originally named Hooker Creek [no publs. in LC data base], Northeren Territory; home to some 700 Warlpiri; an effective Aboriginal Town Council)
  • National atlas of the world, 6th ed., c1990(Australia; Northern Territory, Lajamanu)
Wikipedia description:

Lajamanu, formerly known as Hooker Creek Native Settlement or just Hooker Creek, is a small town of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located around 560 km (350 mi) from Katherine and approximately 890 km (550 mi) from Darwin. At the 2016 Australian census, Lajamanu had a population of 606, of whom 89.3 percent are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin, chiefly Warlpiri people.

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