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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Balgo canonical 4

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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
Kukatja people
Pintupi people
Walmajarri people
Warlpiri people
governingBody Wirrimanu Aboriginal Corporation
hasAirstrip Balgo airstrip
linked to: Jigalong airstrip
hasAlternativeName Wirrimanu
hasArtCentre Warlayirti Artists
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
linked to: Djaru

Kukatja
Pintupi
linked to: Pintupi people

Walmajarri
Warlpiri
linked to: Warlpiri language
hasSchool Luurnpa Catholic School
hasTransportConnection unsealed roads
knownFor Aboriginal art centre
Balgo art movement
desert art
rich Indigenous culture
localGovernmentArea Shire of Halls Creek
locatedIn East Kimberley region
Great Sandy Desert region
linked to: Great Sandy Desert
locatedOn Tanami Road
populationGroup Aboriginal Australians
Wirrimanu community
regionType remote community
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
state Western Australia
timeZone Australian Western Standard Time
UTCOffset +08:00

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