Lajamanu, Northern Territory
| Lajamanu Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Aerial view of Lajamanu and its airstrip | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°20′09″S 130°38′18″E / 18.335835°S 130.63834°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 606 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 316 m (1,037 ft)(airport) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Gwoja | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||||
Lajamanu, formerly known as Hooker Creek Native Settlement or just Hooker Creek, is a small town of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located around 560 km (350 mi) from Katherine and approximately 890 km (550 mi) from Darwin. At the 2016 Australian census, Lajamanu had a population of 606, of whom 89.3 percent are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin, chiefly Warlpiri people.