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Yuendumu
Northern Territoryvillage
Total population
740
Founded
1946
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Yuendumu is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia, 293 km (182 mi) northwest of Alice Springs on the Tanami Road, within the Central Desert Region local government area. It ranks as one of the larger remote communities in central Australia, and has a thriving community of Aboriginal artists. It is home to Pintubi Anmatjere Warlpiri (PAW) Media, which produced the TV series Bush Mechanics.
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History
Yuendumu was established in 1946 by the Native Affairs Branch of the Australian Government to deliver rations and welfare services; the first superintendent was Francis McGarry. In 1947 the Australian Baptist Home Mission was established there. By 1955 many of the Aboriginal people had settled in the town; overcrowding and conflict led the government to forcibly relocate Warlpiri people to Lajamanu.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneata (Latham, 1801) · Aves80
- Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves79
- Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves70
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves51
- Gray TealAnas gracilis Buller, 1869 · Aves48
- Brown FalconFalco berigora Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves39
- Little CrowCorvus bennetti North, 1901 · Aves37
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) · Aves36
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2026-05-21220 km WNW of Larapinta, Australia
- M 4.5 — 2014-12-01Northern Territory, Australia
- M 2.8 — 2006-06-15223 km WNW of Larapinta, Australia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Northern Territory
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
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Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API