Wurrumiyanga on Bathurst Island off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia | |
Geography | |
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Location | Timor Sea |
Coordinates | 11°45′32.76″S 130°38′4.92″E / 11.7591000°S 130.6347000°E |
Archipelago | Tiwi Islands |
Administration | |
Australia | |
Territory | Northern Territory |
Demographics | |
Population | 1563 [1] (2016) |
Ethnic groups | Tiwi |
Wurrumiyanga ( /wʊrʊmiˈjɑːŋə/), formerly Nguiu ( /ˈnjuːjuː/, locally [ˈŋuju]), is a community on the southern coast of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia.
Nguiu was founded in 1911 as a Catholic mission by Francis Xavier Gsell. [2]
In 2010 Nguiu was renamed Wurrumiyanga, meaning the place where the cycads grow, by the Tiwi Land Council. [3]
Nguiu Post Office opened on 3 June 1974 as the first office on Bathurst Island. [4]
There are two Catholic schools in the town; Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic Primary School, and Xavier Catholic College (Years 7-13). [5]
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) is the home of Tiwi Designs, [6] an art corporation (involving some 100 indigenous artists) which produces fabric, carvings, ceramics, print and paintings and whose aim is to promote, preserve and enrich Tiwi culture. [7]
It is also home of the ground where Australian rules football is played and Tiwi Islands Football League matches.
Wurrumiyanga on Bathurst Island off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia | |
Geography | |
---|---|
Location | Timor Sea |
Coordinates | 11°45′32.76″S 130°38′4.92″E / 11.7591000°S 130.6347000°E |
Archipelago | Tiwi Islands |
Administration | |
Australia | |
Territory | Northern Territory |
Demographics | |
Population | 1563 [1] (2016) |
Ethnic groups | Tiwi |
Wurrumiyanga ( /wʊrʊmiˈjɑːŋə/), formerly Nguiu ( /ˈnjuːjuː/, locally [ˈŋuju]), is a community on the southern coast of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia.
Nguiu was founded in 1911 as a Catholic mission by Francis Xavier Gsell. [2]
In 2010 Nguiu was renamed Wurrumiyanga, meaning the place where the cycads grow, by the Tiwi Land Council. [3]
Nguiu Post Office opened on 3 June 1974 as the first office on Bathurst Island. [4]
There are two Catholic schools in the town; Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic Primary School, and Xavier Catholic College (Years 7-13). [5]
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) is the home of Tiwi Designs, [6] an art corporation (involving some 100 indigenous artists) which produces fabric, carvings, ceramics, print and paintings and whose aim is to promote, preserve and enrich Tiwi culture. [7]
It is also home of the ground where Australian rules football is played and Tiwi Islands Football League matches.