Yuendumu
Yuendumu | |||||||||||||
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Yuendumu | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 22°15′18″S 131°47′43″E / 22.25500°S 131.79528°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1946 (Yuendumu Aboriginal Reserve) 4 April 2007 (locality) | ||||||||||||
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| • Territory electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation (weather station) | 667 m (2,188 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 740 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 106/km2 (274/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 0872 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 30.3 °C (86.5 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 15.4 °C (59.7 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 365.2 mm (14.38 in) | ||||||||||||
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Yuendumu is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia, 293 km (182 mi) northwest of Alice Springs on the Tanami Road, within the Central Desert Region local government area. It ranks as one of the larger remote communities in central Australia, and has a thriving community of Aboriginal artists. It is home to Pintubi Anmatjere Warlpiri (PAW) Media, which produced the TV series Bush Mechanics.