Warruwi
Town
Warruwi
Coordinates: 11°38′56.0″S 133°23′23.6″E / 11.648889°S 133.389889°E / -11.648889; 133.389889
Country	Australia
State	Northern Territory
LGA	West Arnhem Region
Government
• Territory electorate	Arafura
• Federal division	Lingiari
Elevation [1]	19 m (62 ft)
Population
• Total	389 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode	0822
Mean max temp	31.3 °C (88.3 °F)[1]
Mean min temp	24.4 °C (75.9 °F)[1]
Annual rainfall	1,149.0 mm (45.24 in)[1]

Warruwi is a mostly Aboriginal community located on South Goulburn Island, off Arnhem Land, in the West Arnhem Region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is 290 km (180 mi) north-east of Darwin and 100 km (62 mi) north-east of Jabiru.^[3]

At the 2016 census, Warruwi and its surrounding outstations had a population of 389.^[2] There is a school, health clinic, arts centre and other facilities. FlyTiwi has a daily passenger flight to Darwin from the airport, while freight is carried on a barge which runs weekly.^[3]

The traditional owners of the Goulburn Islands are the Maung people, and languages spoken on the island include Mawng, Kunbarlang, Kunwinjku, Djambarrpuyngu and Galpu, as well as Australian English.^[3]

Climate

Warruwi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw) with a wet season from November to April and a dry season from May to October.^[4] On average, the town experiences 86.3 clear days and 104.3 cloudy days per annum. Extreme temperatures ranged from 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) on 23 October 1979 to 15.3 °C (59.5 °F) on 28 June 1988. The wettest recorded day was 7 January 1934 with 266.2 mm (10.48 in) of rainfall.^[5]

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