Rakula, Northern Territory Explained

Type:suburb
Rakun city
State:nt
Coordinates:-13.0219°N 130.414°W
Coord Ref:[1]
Pop:59
Established:4 April 2007
Postcode:0822[2]
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Dist1:72
Dir1:SW
Location1:Darwin City
Lga:Unincorporated area
Stategov:Daly[3]
Fedgov:Lingiari[4]
Maxtemp:31.9
Maxtemp Footnotes:[5]
Mintemp:23.3
Rainfall:1778.3
Near-N:Dundee Beach
Dundee Forest
Dundee Downs
Bynoe
Charlotte
Near-Ne:Collett Creek
Near-E:Finniss Valley
Litchfield Park
Near-S:Nemarluk
Daly River
Near-Sw:Timor Sea
Near-W:Timor Sea
Near-Nw:Timor Sea
Footnotes:Locations
Adjoining localities[6] [7]

Rakula is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia, located about south-west of the territorial capital of Darwin.[1] [2]

Rakula consists of land located in the south-west corner of the cadastral division of the County of Palmerston and which adjoins the coastline with the Timor Sea to the west. This includes parts of the hundreds of Glyde and Milne on the locality’s northern side and parts of the hundreds of Hart and Blyth on its eastern side. Its name is derived from a local aboriginal word which means "country". Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007.[6] [1] [8]

The Finniss River flows through and reaches the sea within Rakula.[6] The Peron Islands are also located within Rakula.[9]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Rakula had 99 people living within its boundaries.

Rakula is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Daly and within the unincorporated areas of the Northern Territory.[4] [6] [3] [7] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Place Names Register Extract for Rakula . NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. 19 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Rakula Postcode. postcode-finders.com.au . 19 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Division of Daly . Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 18 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Federal electoral division of Lingiari. Australian Electoral Commission. 18 April 2019.
  5. Web site: Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP (nearest weather station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 19 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Rakula . NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory . Northern Territory Government . 19 April 2019.
  7. Web site: Localities within Un-Incorporated area (map) . Northern Territory Government . 19 April 2019. 29 October 1997. the Un-Incorporated area described as either 'Dundee', 'West of Coomalie Shire and Litchfield Municipality' or 'Un-incorporated area - west of Litchfield and Palmerston Municipality' on the official website.
  8. Book: The New atlas of Australia . 1886 . John Sands . 19 April 2019 . Map of Section 9 including counties of Disraeli, Palmerston, Malmesbury, Rosebery.
  9. Web site: Localities within the Finniss Sub-region . Northern Territory Government . 19 April 2019 . 5 April 2007.
  10. Web site: Озеро Святое и Вещозеро - энергоактивное место?.. | "ЧЕРЕПОВЕЦ - КОСМОПОИСК" | VK .