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Ampilatwatja

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Artists of Ampilatwatja is an art centre, founded in 1999. The paintings produced by the artists are distinctive, "due to the application of fine dots and the often bright and child-like figurative depiction of the land". Most of the artists paint
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There have been ongoing infrastructure issues affecting the community for years, including water quality, internet and mobile access, as well as road access issues.
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As of 2021 there were 515 people, with a median age of 24. 90.4% of residents were
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aboriginal homeland. The community has a school and the Ampilatwatja Health Centre.
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of Australia located 325 km (202 mi) northeast of
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Northern Territory
Ampilatwatja is located in Northern Territory
Coordinates
21°39′29″S 135°13′36″E / 21.6579548°S 135.2265754°E / -21.6579548; 135.2265754
Postcode(s)
Time zone
ACST
UTC+9:30
LGA(s)
Barkly Regional Council
Region
Barkly Tableland
Northern Territory
Alice Springs
Barkly Regional Council
Utopia
Alyawarre people
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Alyawarr language
bush medicine
connection to country
"Ampilatwatja topographic maps, elevation, terrain"
"BushTel – Remote Communities of the NT"
"Remote Central Australian community desperate for fix to phone, internet outages"
"Remote Northern Territory town hit by food shortages amid flood and Covid crises"


"About"
"2021 Ampilatwatja, Census"
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