Wurrumiyanga
Town in the Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory,Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wurrumiyanga (/wʊrʊmiˈjɑːŋə/), formerly Nguiu (/ˈnjuːjuː/, locally [ˈŋuju]), is a community on the southern coast of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia.
 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; 130.6347000][[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]"},"html":"Coordinates: </templatestyles>\"}' data-mw='{\"name\":\"templatestyles\",\"attrs\":{\"src\":\"Module:Coordinates/styles.css\"},\"body\":{\"extsrc\":\"\"}}'/>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 |
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.
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