Areyonga, Northern Territory
Areyonga (Pitjantjatjara: Utju) is a small town in the Northern Territory of Australia, located about 220 km (140 mi) west of Alice Springs. Founded in the 1920s, it had a population of about 236 in the 2021 Australian census, most of whom are Aboriginal people of the Pitjantjatjara language group.
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Areyonga settlement in the Northern Territory of Australia (circa 1958) | |||||||||||||||
Areyonga | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°05′14″S 132°16′19″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 236 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1920s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0872 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | MacDonnell Region | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Gwoja | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||||
Areyonga School was one of the earliest adopters of "two-way education", which celebrated its 50th anniversary in June 2023.
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