Place Names Register Extract
Amoonguna
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Amoonguna |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Community |
| Place Id | 22410 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -23° 46' S (Decimal degrees -23.7684) | |
| Longitude: 133° 55' E (Decimal degrees 133.9303) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| (None Found) | |
| Local Government Area | |
| MacDonnell Shire Council | |
| History/Origin | Amoonguna as an administrative area is based on and takes its name from the Aboriginal community of the same name, just outside the Alice Springs Municipality, established in 1960. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning ?treeless plain?. The community boundary, as approved on 8 March 2007, is deliniated on Compiled Plan 5075. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04/2007 | Date of Registration | |
| 04/04/2007 | NTG 14 | Notice of Naming |