Titjikala
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Titjikala (Maryvale) Northern Territory |
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 Titjikala (Maryvale)
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| Coordinates | 24°40′23″S 134°4′28″E / 24.67306°S 134.07444°ECoordinates: 24°40′23″S 134°4′28″E / 24.67306°S 134.07444°E | ||||||
| Population | 201 (2011 census) | ||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0872 | ||||||
| Elevation | 367 m (1,204 ft) | ||||||
| Location | 120 km (75 mi) southeast of Alice Springs | ||||||
| LGA(s) | Tjapatjatjaka Community Government Council / Central Land Council | ||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Namatjira | ||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||
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Titjikala (also known as Tapatjatjaka and formerly known as "Maryvale", after the cattle station at the community of the same name) (24°40′23″S 134°04′28″E / 24.673148°S 134.074574°E) is an Aboriginal community in the south of the Northern Territory of Australia. At the 2011 census, Titjikala had a population of 201.
In Aboriginal tradition, the traditional owners of the Titjikala area owned an area extending from Horseshoe Bend through to Chambers Pillar, the Titjikala community area, and then across to Mt Burrell, Mt Peachy and to Mt Frank.
Titjikala is situated in the Simpson Desert that occupies much of the southern portion of the Northern Territory.
Chambers Pillar is a spectacular landmark, a multi-coloured rock column some 40 kilometres away from Titjikala.
Nowadays, Titjikala is situated within the boundaries of Maryvale Station, a cattle station.
Titjakala is about 100 km by mainly unsealed road south-east from Alice Springs, which is the main access road to the community.
No specific weather records are kept for Titjikala. The nearest weather station was located to the southeast at Finke from 1932 to 1980, when it was decommissioned.
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