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Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
local government area in South Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) is a large area of Aboriginal land in the north west corner of South Australia. It belongs to the Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra peoples (or Aṉangu). Native title was granted by the government of David Tonkin on 30 October 1981. The land covers about 102,650 square kilometres (39,630 sq mi), about 10.4% of the state.[2] It is one of the 74 local government areas of South Australia.
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Population | 2,230 (2006 Census)[source?] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.02172/km2 (0.0563/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 102,650 km2 (39,633.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Bernard Singer | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Umuwa | ||||||||||||||
Region | Far North[1] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Giles | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
Website | Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara | ||||||||||||||
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The APY lands are arid and very remote. It is mostly flat, except for the Everard Ranges in the east and Musgrave Ranges along the border with the Northern Territory. There are about 2500 people living on the lands.