West Daly Regional Council
West Daly Regional Council | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 14°14′S 129°31′E / 14.233°S 129.517°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||
| Region | Top End | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1 July 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Wadeye | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | March 2022 Election | ||||||||||||
| • Territory electorate | |||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 14,070 km2 (5,430 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 3,649 (2018) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.25935/km2 (0.6717/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | West Daly Regional Council | ||||||||||||
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The West Daly Regional Council is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia. The shire covers an area of 14,070 square kilometres (5,430 sq mi) and had a population of 3,649 in June 2018, with over 90% identifying as Aboriginal. During the wet season between late November and early May, travel between the three main communities of Nganmarriyanga, Peppimenarti and Wadeye is limited to air as roads are cut by flooding.