Mandangala Community
| Mandangala Western Australia | |||||||||
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  Mandangala | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 16.544°0′S 128.357°0′E / 16.544°S 128.357°ECoordinates: 16.544°0′S 128.357°0′E / 16.544°S 128.357°E | ||||||||
| Population | 72 (2020) | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6743 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) | ||||||||
| Location | 130 km (81 mi) south west of Kununurra | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kimberley | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||
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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.
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]
References[]
- ^ "Layout plans". Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Towns in Western Australia
- Kimberley (Western Australia)
- Aboriginal communities in Western Australia