Balgo

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Balgo is a remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia known for its rich Indigenous culture and renowned desert art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal community
human settlement
country Australia
distanceTo approximately 250 km south of Halls Creek
approximately 900 km from Broome by road
ethnicGroup Jaru people NERFINISHED
Kukatja people NERFINISHED
Pintupi people NERFINISHED
Walmajarri people NERFINISHED
Warlpiri people NERFINISHED
governingBody Wirrimanu Aboriginal Corporation NERFINISHED
hasAirstrip Balgo airstrip NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Wirrimanu NERFINISHED
hasArtCentre Warlayirti Artists NERFINISHED
hasClimate arid climate
hasCulturalSignificance important centre for desert art
significant site for multiple desert language groups
hasEconomicActivity art sales
community services
hasFacility Catholic church
clinic
community store
hasIndigenousLanguage Jaru NERFINISHED
Kukatja NERFINISHED
Pintupi NERFINISHED
Walmajarri NERFINISHED
Warlpiri NERFINISHED
hasSchool Luurnpa Catholic School NERFINISHED
hasTransportConnection unsealed roads
knownFor Aboriginal art centre
Balgo art movement NERFINISHED
desert art
rich Indigenous culture
localGovernmentArea Shire of Halls Creek NERFINISHED
locatedIn East Kimberley region NERFINISHED
Great Sandy Desert region NERFINISHED
locatedOn Tanami Road NERFINISHED
populationGroup Aboriginal Australians NERFINISHED
Wirrimanu community NERFINISHED
regionType remote community
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
state Western Australia
timeZone Australian Western Standard Time NERFINISHED
UTCOffset +08:00

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