Mandangala Community

Mandangala is a medium-sized Aboriginal community, located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley. The local Aboriginal languages of the community are Miriwoong and Kija; most people in the community speak those languages.

Mandangala Western Australia
Mandangala
Coordinates	16.544°0′S 128.357°0′E
Population	72 (2020)
Postcode(s)	6743
Elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Location	130 km (81 mi) south west of Kununurra
LGA(s)	Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
State electorate(s)	Kimberley
Federal division(s)	Durack
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 35.0 °C 95 °F 21.6 °C 71 °F 790.7 mm 31.1 in

Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Mandangala Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 10 September 1986.

Town planning

Mandangala Layout Plan No.1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No.1 was endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission on 1 June 2001.^[1]