Alpurrurulam, Northern Territory
Alpurrurulam, from the original Aboriginal name Ilperrelhelame, also known as Lake Nash, is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the territory's east about 1,206 kilometres (749 mi) south-east of the territory capital of Darwin and about 570.1 kilometres (354.2 mi) east of the municipal seat of Tennant Creek and about 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the border with the state of Queensland. The town is at the end of the Sandover Highway, which floods each year during the wet season and cuts all road access to the community.
| Alpurrurulam Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Alpurrurulam | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°59′02″S 137°50′11″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 420 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 42.4/km2 (109.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4825 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Barkly Region | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Barkly | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||||
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