Alpurrurulam, Northern Territory

Alpurrurulam
Northern Territory
Alpurrurulam is located in Northern Territory
Alpurrurulam
Alpurrurulam
Coordinates20°59′02″S 137°50′11″E / 20.9839°S 137.8363°E / -20.9839; 137.8363[1]
Population420 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density42.4/km2 (109.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4825[3]
Area9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location
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]
32.9 °C
91 °F		 17.7 °C
64 °F		 398.9 mm
15.7 in
Localities around Alpurrurulam:
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FootnotesAdjoining localities[8][9]

Alpurrurulam, from the original Aboriginal name Ilperrelhelame, also known as Lake Nash, is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the territory's east about 1,206 kilometres (749 mi) south-east of the territory capital of Darwin and about 570.1 kilometres (354.2 mi) east of the municipal seat of Tennant Creek and about 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the border with the state of Queensland. The town is at the end of the Sandover Highway, which floods each year during the wet season and cuts all road access to the community.[10]

  1. ^ a b "Place Names Register Extract for Alpurrurulam". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alpurrurulam (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 March 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b "Alpurrurulam Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Alpurrurulam". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Division of Barkly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP (nearest weather station that has current data)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Alpurrurulam". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Localities within Barkly South sub-region (CP 5086)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Alpurrurulam & LA Meetings". Barkly Regional Council. Retrieved 22 August 2020.