Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara

Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
South Australia
Location of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
Population2,333 (LGA 2021)
Established1981
Area103,000 km2 (39,768.5 sq mi)
Council seatUmuwa
RegionFar North
State electorate(s)Giles
Federal division(s)Grey
WebsiteAṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
LGAs around Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara:
MacDonnell Shire, Iyarrka Ward (Kaltukatjara, NT) MacDonnell Shire, Iyarrka Ward (Imanpa, NT) MacDonnell Shire, Iyarrka Ward (Aputula (Finke), NT)
Ngaanyatjarraku, WA Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Outback Communities Authority
Laverton Shire, WA Maralinga Tjarutja, SA Outback Communities Authority

Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, also known as APY, APY Lands or the Lands, is a large, sparsely populated local government area (LGA) for Aboriginal people, located in the remote north west of South Australia. Some of the Aṉangu (people) of the Western Desert cultural bloc, in particular Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra peoples, inhabit the Lands.

Governance of the area is determined by the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (or APYLRA), whereby an elected executive board reports to the Premier of South Australia. The APY's administration centre is located at Umuwa.

A large portion of the APY Lands was formerly the North-West Aboriginal Reserve.

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