Black Jungle, Northern Territory

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Black Jungle
Darwin,  Northern Territory
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Black Jungle
Black Jungle, Northern Territory
Coordinates 12°31′31.92″S131°12′29.92″E / 12.5255333°S 131.2083111°E / -12.5255333; 131.2083111
Population0 (2016 census) [1]
LGA(s) Litchfield Municipality
Territory electorate(s) Goyder
Federal division(s) Lingiari
Suburbs around Black Jungle:
Koolpinyah Koolpinyah Koolpinyah
Koolpinyah
Herbert
Black Jungle Koolpinyah
Lambells Lagoon
Lambells Lagoon Lambells Lagoon Lambells Lagoon
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs [2]

Black Jungle is an outer rural location on the outskirts ofDarwin. The name of the locality derived from "Black Jungle" which first appeared on a plan of the "Umpity Doo Homestead" block, Agricultural Lease No 28 in 1910. [3]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Black Jungle (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Black Jungle". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. Black Jungle (Locality) Archived 23 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine