Maningrida, Northern Territory

Maningrida is an indigenous community in the heart of the Arnhem Land region of Australia's Northern Territory. Maningrida is located 500 km (311 mi) east of Darwin, and 300 km (186 mi) north east of Jabiru. At the 2006 census, Maningrida had a population of 2,068.

It is on the North Central Arnhem Land coast of the Arafura Sea, on the estuary of the Liverpool River. The Kunibídji people are the traditional landowners of this country. The name Maningrida is an Anglicised version of the Kunibídji name Manayingkarírra, which comes from the phrase Mane djang karirra, meaning "the place where the Dreaming changed shape." The town supports a population of 2,600 people, which includes those who live on the 30 homeland centres or outstations around Maningrida. Major players in the town's economic and political life include the "Maningrida Progress Association," the "Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation," and the "Maningrida Arts and Culture" artists' co-op.

History

Maningrida arnhemensis

Maningrida arnhemensis is a species of small, air-breathing land snail with an operculum, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the superfamily Amphiboloidea.

Maningrida arnhemensis is the only species in the genus Maningrida, that is the only genus within the family Maningrididae.

Distribution

Australia.

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