Wak Wak, Northern Territory
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Suburb in Northern Territory, Australia
| Wak Wak Darwin, Northern Territory | |
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Wak Wak is located in Northern Territory Wak Wak Wak Wak | |
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| Coordinates | 12°39′59.0′′S 131°14′34.4′′E / 12.666389°S 131.242889°E / -12.666389; 131.242889 [1] |
| Population | 0 (2016 census)[2] |
| Established | 4 April 2007[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 0830[3] |
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) |
| Location | 55 km (34 mi) E of Darwin |
| LGA(s) | Litchfield Municipality [1] |
| Territory electorate(s) | Nelson [4] |
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari [5] |
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32.1 °C 90 °F 23.2 °C 74 °F 1,725.1 mm 67.9 in | |
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Suburbs around Wak Wak: Lloyd Creek
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Marrakai
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| Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs[7] [8] |
Wak Wak is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 55 kilometres (34 mi) east of the territory capital of Darwin.[3]
The locality is named for the local Aboriginal word for 'crow'.[1]
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Wak Wak had no people living within its boundaries.[2]
Wak Wak is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Nelson and the local government area of the Litchfield Municipality.[5] [4] [8]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d "Place Names Register Extract for "Wak Wak" (locality)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wak Wak (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 January 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
- ^ a b "Shoal Bay Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Division of Nelson". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics DARWIN AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Wak Wak". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Litchfield Municipality Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.