Amoonguna

Amoonguna
Amoonguna
Coordinates: 23°46′06″S 133°53′09″E / 23.7684°S 133.88572°E / -23.7684; 133.88572[1]
CountryAustralia
StateNorthern Territory
LGA
Location
Established1960 (community)
4 April 2007 (locality)[1]
Government
 • Territory electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total224 (2021 census)[4]
Postcode
0872

Amoonguna or Imengkwerne is a community in Rodinga Ward of the MacDonnell Region in the Northern Territory of Australia, 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Alice Springs.[5][6][7]

The community features in the 2022 SBS Television police drama miniseries, True Colours.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Place Names Register Extract – Amoonguna (Administrative Area)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Amoonguna (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Amoonguna (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021. 
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Amoonguna (suburb and locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Amoonguna | MacDonnell Council". www.macdonnell.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ^ "BushTel – Remote Communities of the NT". bushtel.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  7. ^ Foundation, Indigenous Literacy. "Keeping Arrernte language and culture strong". Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. ^ "SBS continues proud drama tradition with new commission True Colours". FilmInk. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2022.