Larapinta, Northern Territory
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Interactive map of Larapinta | |||||
| Coordinates: 23°42′8″S 133°50′59″E / 23.70222°S 133.84972°E | |||||
| Country | Australia | ||||
| State | Northern Territory | ||||
| City | Alice Springs | ||||
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| Area | |||||
• Total | 14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi) | ||||
| Population | |||||
| • Total | 2,267 (2016 census) | ||||
| • Density | 156.3/km2 (404.9/sq mi) | ||||
| Postcode | 0875 | ||||
| Mean max temp | 28.9 °C (84.0 °F) | ||||
| Mean min temp | 13.3 °C (55.9 °F) | ||||
| Annual rainfall | 282.8 mm (11.13 in) | ||||
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Larapinta is an outer suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is on the western side of Alice Springs, on the traditional Country of the Arrernte people.
The name of the suburb derives from the Arrernte name for the Finke River, Lhere Apirnte, meaning "salty creek".