Lajamanu, Northern Territory
Lajamanu | |||||||||||||
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Aerial view of Lajamanu and its airstrip | |||||||||||||
Lajamanu | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 18°20′09″S 130°38′18″E / 18.335835°S 130.63834°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation (airport) | 316 m (1,037 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 655 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 33.8 °C (92.8 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 18.1 °C (64.6 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 501.3 mm (19.74 in) | ||||||||||||
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Lajamanu, formerly known as Hooker Creek Native Settlement or just Hooker Creek, is a small town of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located around 560 km (350 mi) from Katherine and approximately 890 km (550 mi) from Darwin. At the 2021 Australian census, Lajamanu had a population of 655, of whom 92.4 percent are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin, chiefly Warlpiri people.