| Emungalan Katherine, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Emungalan | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 14°27′03″S 132°14′45″E / 14.4507°S 132.2459°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 349 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1917[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0850 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 1.5 km (1 mi) W of Katherine | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Katherine Town Council | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Katherine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||||
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Emungalan is a suburb in the town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. It is within the Katherine Town Council local government area. The name Emungalan is believed to come from an Aboriginal word meaning "Place of Stone"[2] or "Stony". The area was officially defined as a suburb in April 2007, adopting the name from the former railhead settlement north of the Katherine River.[3]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Emungalan (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ a b "The Three Townships of Katherine". The Katherine Museum. 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ NT Place Names Register [1], Northern Territory Government
