Mataranka, Northern Territory
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| Coordinates: 14°57′18″S 133°03′04″E / 14.9549°S 133.0512°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 24 May 1928 (town) 4 April 2007 (locality) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 350 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 0852 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 33.9 °C (93.0 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 19.6 °C (67.3 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 859.5 mm (33.84 in) | ||||||||||||
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Mataranka is a town and locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 420 km (260 mi.) southeast of the territory capital of Darwin, and 107 km (66 mi.) south of Katherine. At the 2016 census, Mataranka recorded a population of 350. 29.5% of residents are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
The town is located near Roper River and Mataranka Hot Springs. This area is the setting for Jeannie Gunn's autobiographical account of the year 1902, We of the Never Never. The homestead, which she shared with her husband, Aeneas Gunn, until his death, has been reconstructed near to the hot springs.
The Mataranka Station is part of the Katherine Rural College of Charles Darwin University.