Tanami East, Northern Territory

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][3]

Tanami East Northern Territory
Tanami East
Coordinates	18°29′17″S 132°48′31″E[1]
Population	33 (2016 census)[2]
• Density	0.000625/km2 (0.001617/sq mi)
Established	4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)	0852[3]
Area	52,842 km2 (20,402.4 sq mi)[4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
Location	510 km (317 mi) S of Darwin City
LGA(s)	Barkly Region[1]
Territory electorate(s)	Barkly[5]
Federal division(s)	Lingiari[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 30.4 °C 87 °F 15.4 °C 60 °F 377.8 mm 14.9 in
Suburbs around Tanami East: Victoria River Victoria River Birdum Birdum Gurindji Tanami Tanami East Pamayu Tablelands Warumungu Tanami Tanami Anmatjere Warumungu Warumungu
Footnotes	Locations[3] Adjoining localities[8][9]

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.^[10][11] It has an area of 52,842 square kilometres (20,402 sq mi).^[4] Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007.^[8][1]

The Adelaide-Darwin Railway passes from south to north through parts of the eastern side of the locality.^[8]

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.^[12][13][14]

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

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.^[6][5][9]