Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara

Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
Local government area
Location of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
RegionFar North
Established1981
Council seatUmuwa
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,333 (LGA 2021)
Time zoneUTC+9:30 (Australian Central Standard Time (ACST))
 • Summer (DST)Unlike in the rest of SA, daylight savings is not observed
WebsiteAṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
LGAs around Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
MacDonnell Shire, Iyarrka Ward (Kaltukatjara, NT) MacDonnell Shire, Iyarrka Ward (Imanpa, NT) MacDonnell Shire, Iyarrka Ward (Aputula (Finke), NT)
Ngaanyatjarraku, WA Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Outback Communities Authority
Laverton Shire, WA Maralinga Tjarutja, SA Outback Communities Authority

Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, also known as APY, APY Lands or the Lands, is a large, sparsely populated local government area (LGA) for Aboriginal people, located in the remote north west of South Australia. Some of the Aṉangu (people) of the Western Desert cultural bloc, in particular Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra peoples, inhabit the Lands.

Governance of the area is determined by the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (or APYLRA), whereby an elected executive board reports to the Premier of South Australia. The APY's administration centre is located at Umuwa.

A large portion of the APY Lands was formerly the North-West Aboriginal Reserve.

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