Mandangala Community

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Mandangala
Western Australia
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Mandangala
Coordinates 16.544°0′S128.357°0′E / 16.544°S 128.357°E / -16.544; 128.357 Coordinates: 16.544°0′S128.357°0′E / 16.544°S 128.357°E / -16.544; 128.357
Population72 (2020)
Postcode(s) 6743
Elevation47 m (154 ft)
Location130 km (81 mi) south west of Kununurra
LGA(s) Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
State electorate(s) Kimberley
Federal division(s) Durack
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
35.0 °C
95 °F
21.6 °C
71 °F
790.7 mm
31.1 in

Mandangala is a medium-sized Aboriginal community, located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley. The local Aboriginal languages of the community are Miriwoong and Kija; most people in the community speak those languages.

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Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Mandangala Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 10 September 1986.

Town planning

Mandangala Layout Plan No.1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No.1 was endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission on 1 June 2001. [1]

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References

  1. "Layout plans". Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.