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Wurrumiyanga /wʊrʊmiˈjɑːŋə/, formerly Nguiu /ˈnjuːjuː/ (originally [ˈŋuju]), is a community on the southern coast of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia.
Map of Wurrumiyanga NT 0822, Australia
Nguiu was founded in 1911 as a Catholic mission by Francis Xavier Gsell.
In 2010 Nguiu was renamed Wurrumiyanga, meaning the place where the cycads grow, by the Tiwi Land Council.
Nguiu Post Office opened on 3 June 1974 as the first office on Bathurst Island.
References
Wurrumiyanga Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA