Rakula, Northern Territory

Rakula is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 72 kilometres (45 mi) south-west of the territorial capital of Darwin.[1][3]

Rakula
Northern Territory
Rakula
Coordinates13°01′19″S 130°24′50″E[1]
Population99 (2016 census)[2]
Established4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)0822[3]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location72 km (45 mi) SW of Darwin City
LGA(s)Unincorporated area[4]
Territory electorate(s)Daly[5]
Federal Division(s)Lingiari[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
31.9 °C
89 °F		 23.3 °C
74 °F		 1,778.3 mm
70 in
Suburbs around Rakula:
Timor Sea Dundee Beach
Dundee Forest
Dundee Downs
Bynoe
Charlotte		 Collett Creek
Timor Sea Rakula Finniss Valley
Litchfield Park
Timor Sea Nemarluk
Daly River		 Litchfield Park
FootnotesLocations[3]
Adjoining localities[8][4]

Rakula consists of land located in the south-west corner of the cadastral division of the County of Palmerston and which adjoins the coastline with the Timor Sea to the west. This includes parts of the hundreds of Glyde and Milne on the locality’s northern side and parts of the hundreds of Hart and Blyth on its eastern side. Its name is derived from a local aboriginal word which means "country". Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007.[8][1][9]

The Finniss River flows through and reaches the sea within Rakula.[8] The Peron Islands are also located within Rakula.[10]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Rakula had 99 people living within its boundaries.[2]

Rakula is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Daly and within the unincorporated areas of the Northern Territory.[6][8][5][4]

References
  1. "Place Names Register Extract for Rakula". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rakula (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. "Rakula Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  4. "Localities within Un-Incorporated area (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 29 October 1997. Retrieved 19 April 2019. the Un-Incorporated area described as either 'Dundee', 'West of Coomalie Shire and Litchfield Municipality' or 'Un-incorporated area - west of Litchfield and Palmerston Municipality' on the official website
  5. "Division of Daly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  8. "Rakula". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  9. The New atlas of Australia. John Sands. 1886. Retrieved 19 April 2019. Map of Section 9 including counties of Disraeli, Palmerston, Malmesbury, Rosebery
  10. "Localities within the Finniss Sub-region". Northern Territory Government. 5 April 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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