Kalkarindji Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 17°26′54″S 130°49′59″E / 17.4484°S 130.833°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
Population | 334 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 56/km2 (144/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1972 (community) 5 October 1976 (town) 4 April 2007 (locality)[1][3] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 0852[4] | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 196 m (643 ft)weather station[5] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi)[6] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Victoria Daly Region[1] | ||||||||||||||
Territory electorate(s) | Gwoja[8] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lingiari[9] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Locations[4] Adjoining localities[10][11] |
Kalkarindji (formerly Wave Hill Welfare Settlement, also spelt Kalkaringi) is a town and locality in the Northern Territory of Australia, located on the Buntine Highway about 554 kilometres (344 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin and located about 460 kilometres (290 mi) south of the municipal seat in Katherine.
Wave Hill refers to Wave Hill Station which is 26 kilometres (16 mi) away from Kalkarindji.