Mutitjulu

Mutitjulu
Northern Territory

Mutitjulu

Coordinates

25°21′03″S 131°03′59″E / 25.35083°S 131.06639°ECoordinates: 25°21′03″S 131°03′59″E / 25.35083°S 131.06639°E

Population

296 (2011 census)

Postcode(s)

0872

Elevation

523 m (1,716 ft)

Location

14 km (9 mi) SW of Yulara, NT
89 km (55 mi) N of Amata, SA
350 km (217 mi) SW of Alice Springs
680 km (423 mi) N of Southern Ocean

LGA(s)

MacDonnell Shire

Territory electorate(s)

Namatjira

Federal Division(s)

Lingiari

Mean max temp	Mean min temp	Annual rainfall
38.5 °C ^{101 °F}	4.7 °C ^{40 °F}	217 mm ^{8.5 in}

Mutitjulu in Australia's Northern Territory is an Indigenous Australian community at the eastern end of Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock). It is named after a knee-shaped water-filled rock hole at the base of Uluru, and is located in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Its people are traditional owners and joint managers of the park with Parks Australia. At the 2011 census, Mutitjulu had a population of 296, of which 218 (71.2%) were Aboriginal.

The majority of the Anangu (people) are Pitjantjatjara but there are also associated Yankunytjatjara, Luritja and Ngaanyatjarra people with the languages spoken being Pitjantjatjara, Luritja and Yangkunytjatjara. Arrernte people also have a traditional relationship with Uluru.

Mutitjulu community run a number of guided tours for tourists visiting Uluru, who show tourists certain sites, and share Tjukurpa the story of Uluru, as well as of its inhabitants. These tours are called Anangu Tours, from the Pitjantjatjara word Anangu which means "people".

Access to the community is controlled by Anangu, who do not allow visitors to go to Mutitjulu community without permission. The community reserves the right to forbid visitors from entering their land.

The people of Mutitjulu are also the traditional owners of Uluru, and have an art exhibition there which tourists can freely visit and buy paintings and other artefacts.

Much of the economy of Mutitjulu comes from tourism at Uluru and nearby Yulara, a proportion of which is funnelled back to the local economy. As a result, Mutitjulu is much wealthier than most other Indigenous Australian communities.

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