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Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) is an Aboriginal community in the Daly River region of the Northern Territory, Australia. Nganmarriyanga is also called Palumpa, the name of the local cattle station. With a population of 343, (in the 2011 Census) it is 131 km west of the Daly River crossing along the Port Keats Road. There is road access to Nganmarriyanga around eight months of the year, usually from May until December. The road is impassable due to flooding during the wet season, the only access is then via plane. The main language spoken in Nganmarriyanga is Murrinh-patha, with English being the second language. People at Palumpa like to hunt bullocky, turtle, goose, goanna, cat-fish, kangaroo and fish.
Nganmarriyanga School has an enrolment of 130 students from preschool to Year 10.
