Place Names Register Extract
Pirlangimpi
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| Name |
Pirlangimpi |
| Type Designation |
Major |
| Place Id |
411 |
| Place Type |
Aboriginal Community |
| Status |
Recorded |
| Date Registered |
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| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-11° 24' S
(Decimal degrees -11.4059) |
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Longitude:
130° 25' E
(Decimal degrees 130.4172) |
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| Locality / Suburb |
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Pirlangimpi |
| Land Council |
Tiwi Land Council |
| Resource Centre |
Managed by Local Government |
| Local Government Area |
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Tiwi Islands Shire Council |
| Alternate Names |
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Garden Point |
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Pularumpi |
| History/Origin |
Pirlangimpi, on Melville Island, was established as a Mission by the Catholic Church in 1940 and known as Garden Point. In 1979, following a request from the traditional owners, the Community was renamed Pularumpi and more recently to Pirlangimpi. |
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