Warumunga, Northern Territory

Warumunga is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 902 kilometres (560 mi) south-east of the territory capital of Darwin.^[1][3]

Warumunga Northern Territory
Warumunga
Coordinates	20°08′16″S 133°52′28″E[1]
Population	146 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established	4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)	0852[3]
Area	39,870 km2 (15,393.9 sq mi)[4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
Location	902 km (560 mi) SE 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] 32.0 °C 90 °F 19.0 °C 66 °F 473.1 mm 18.6 in
Suburbs around Warumunga: Tanami East Tanami East Tablelands Tablelands Tanami East Tanami Anmatjere Warumunga Tablelands Costello Anmatjere Anmatjere Davenport Costello
Footnotes	Locations[3] Adjoining localities[8][9][a]

The locality’s name derived from the "Warumungu Land Trust" [sic], which make up a large part of the locality. Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007.^[8][1] As of 2020^[update], it has an area of 39,870 square kilometres (15,390 sq mi).^[4]

The 2016 Australian census reports that Warumunga had 157 people living within its boundaries, of which 112 (69.6%) identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.^[10] The population fell to 146 in the 2021 census.^[11]

Warumunga 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]

See also

• Nobles Nob mine