Angurugu, Northern Territory

Angurugu
Northern Territory
Angurugu
Coordinates13°57′32″S 136°26′56″E / 13.95889°S 136.44889°E / -13.95889; 136.44889
Population883 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)0822
LGA(s)East Arnhem Region
Territory electorate(s)Arnhem
Federal division(s)Lingiari

Angurugu is a community located on Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory, Australia. The main spoken languages are Anindilyakwa, an Australian Aboriginal language, and English. Established as a Mission for the Church Mission Society, it is one of the three main indigenous settlements on the Groote Eylandt archipelago alongside Milyakburra and Umbakumba. According to the 2016 Census, the community had a population of 855, a decrease from 882 in 2006.

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