Larrimah

Larrimah
Northern Territory
The Big Stubby located outside Larrimah Hotel
Larrimah is located in Northern Territory
Larrimah
Larrimah
Coordinates15°34′33″S 133°12′59″E / 15.5757°S 133.2163°E / -15.5757; 133.2163[1]
Population47 (2016 census)[2]
EstablishedMarch 1941 (village)
29 June 1950 (town)
3 April 2007 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)0852[5]
Elevation187 m (614 ft)
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location
LGA(s)Roper Gulf Region[1]
Territory electorate(s)Barkly[6]
Federal division(s)Lingiari[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
33.9 °C
93 °F		 19.6 °C
67 °F		 859.6 mm
33.8 in
Localities around Larrimah:
Elsey Elsey
 Birdum
Sturt Plateau
Birdum		 Larrimah Birdum
Birdum Birdum Birdum
FootnotesLocations[5][9]
Adjoining localities[10]

Larrimah is a remote town and locality in the Northern Territory of Australia, approximately 431 kilometres (268 mi) southeast of the territorial capital of Darwin and 158 kilometres (98 mi) southeast of the municipal seat of Katherine.[11] It is on the Stuart Highway.[11] It was established during the Second World War as the railhead of the North Australia Railway and a significant site for troop movements and military supplies.

  1. ^ a b "Place Names Register Extract for Larrimah (village)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Larrimah (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 December 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. 36. Australia. 29 June 1950. p. 1557. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "NT Place Names Register". Place Names Register Extract for Larrimah (locality). Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Postcode for Larrimah, Northern Territory". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Division of Barkly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission (. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Lingiari (NT)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "Summary statistics LARRIMAH". Bureau of Meteorology, Australian government. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Roper Gulf Shire (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Search result for 'Larrimah'". NT Atlas. Northern Territory Government. February 2005. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Larrimah, NT". Aussie Towns. Retrieved 31 May 2022.