Tanami East
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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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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 52,842 km2 (20,402 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 13 (2021 census)[5] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000246/km2 (0.000637/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 0852[6] | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 30.4 °C (86.7 °F)[7] | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 15.4 °C (59.7 °F)[7] | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 377.8 mm (14.87 in)[7] | ||||||||||||
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| Locations[6] Adjoining localities[9][10] | |||||||||||||
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][6]
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.[11][12] It has an area of 52,842 square kilometres (20,402 sq mi).[8] Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007.[9][1]
The Adelaide-Darwin Railway passes from south to north through parts of the eastern side of the locality.[9]
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.[13][14][15]
The 2021 Australian census, which was conducted in August 2021, reports that Tanami East had 13 people living within its boundaries.[5]
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][10]
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.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tanami East (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tanami East". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ^ 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.