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Wak Wak, Northern Territory

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Wak Wak
Darwin, Northern Territory
Wak Wak is located in Northern Territory
Wak Wak
Wak Wak
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Coordinates12°39′59.0″S 131°14′34.4″E / 12.666389°S 131.242889°E / -12.666389; 131.242889[1]
Population0 (2016 census)[2]
Established4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)0830[3]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location55 km (34 mi) E of Darwin
LGA(s)Litchfield Municipality[1]
Territory electorate(s)Nelson[4]
Federal division(s)Lingiari[5]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6]
32.1 °C
90 °F		 23.2 °C
74 °F		 1,725.1 mm
67.9 in
Suburbs around Wak Wak:
Humpty Doo Lambells Lagoon Middle Point
Lloyd Creek Wak Wak Marrakai
Acacia Hills Daly Marrakai
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs[7][8]

Wak Wak is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 55 kilometres (34 mi) east of the territory capital of Darwin.[3]

The locality is named for the local Aboriginal word for 'crow'.[1]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Wak Wak had no people living within its boundaries.[2]

Wak Wak is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Nelson and the local government area of the Litchfield Municipality.[5][4][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Place Names Register Extract for "Wak Wak" (locality)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wak Wak (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 January 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b "Shoal Bay Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Division of Nelson". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics DARWIN AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Wak Wak". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Litchfield Municipality Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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