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Nikawu
Northern Territoryhamlet
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Northern Territory, Australia, Nikawu is a hamlet. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (-12.090°, 135.546°). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,062 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Water Buffalo (Feral)Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia225
- Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821) · Aves80
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus Latham, 1801 · Aves73
- Silver-crowned FriarbirdPhilemon argenticeps (Gould, 1840) · Aves70
- Torresian CrowCorvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves66
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves60
- Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatus Gould, 1843 · Aves59
- White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularis Gould, 1848 · Aves58
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2022-10-2626 km WSW of Milingimbi, Australia
- M 4.1 — 2019-12-2062 km ESE of Galiwinku, Australia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Northern Territory
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org