Pamayu, Northern Territory

Pamayu is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 725 kilometres (450 mi) south-east of the territory capital of Darwin.^[1][3]

Pamayu Northern Territory
Pamayu
Coordinates	17°36′05″S 134°08′40″E[1]
Population	33 (2016 census)[2]
Established	4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)	0862[3]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
Location	725 km (450 mi) SE of Darwin City
LGA(s)	Barkly Region[1]
Territory electorate(s)	Barkly[4]
Federal division(s)	Lingiari[5]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6] 34.5 °C 94 °F 19.1 °C 66 °F 601.8 mm 23.7 in
Suburbs around Pamayu: Tanami East Tanami East Arnolds Mcarthur Mcarthur Tanami East Pamayu Mcarthur Creswell Tablelands Tanami East Tanami East Tablelands Tablelands
Footnotes	Locations[3] Adjoining localities[7][8][a]

The locality’s name which is pronounced as "Bama-yu" is derived from the local Djingli aboriginal people’s name for the site where the Powell Creek Telegraph Station was located. Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007 and fully surrounds the localities of Elliott and Newcastle Waters. Its boundary with the locality of Elliott was amended on 20 January 2016.^[7][1][9]

The Stuart Highway and the Adelaide-Darwin Railway both pass from south to north on the western side of the locality.^[7]

Pamayu includes the following places that have been listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register – the Powell Creek Telegraph Station and the Ucharonidge Station No. 1 Bore & Windmill.^[10][11]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Pamayu had 33 people living within its boundaries.^[2]

Pamayu is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and the local government area of the Barkly Region.^[5][4][8]