Manton, Northern Territory

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Manton
Darwin, Northern Territory
Manton Dam.jpg
Manton Dam
Manton is located in Northern Territory
Manton
Manton
Coordinates12°49′26.79″S 131°09′24.10″E / 12.8241083°S 131.1566944°E / -12.8241083; 131.1566944Coordinates: 12°49′26.79″S 131°09′24.10″E / 12.8241083°S 131.1566944°E / -12.8241083; 131.1566944
Population89 (2016 census)[1]
LGA(s)Litchfield Municipality
Suburbs around Manton:
Acacia Hills Acacia Hills
Daly		 Daly
Acacia Hills Manton Daly
Marrakai

Lake Bennett		 Lake Bennett Marrakai
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs[2][3]

Manton is an outer rural locality of Darwin. The name is derived from on the Manton River, named by Government Resident B. T. Finniss for his second-in-command James Thomas Manton.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Manton (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Manton". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Litchfield Municipality Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. ^ "The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

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