Urandangi

Urandangi Queensland
Urandangi Hotel in 2004
Urandangi
Coordinates	21°36′30″S 138°18′51″E / 21.60833°S 138.31417°E / -21.60833; 138.31417Coordinates: 21°36′30″S 138°18′51″E / 21.60833°S 138.31417°E / -21.60833; 138.31417
Established	1885
Postcode(s)	4824
Location	2,007 km (1,247 mi) NW of Brisbane 187 km (116 mi) SW of Mount Isa 159 km (99 mi) W of Dajarra
LGA(s)	Shire of Boulia
State electorate(s)	Mount Isa
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy

Urandangi is a town in the locality of Piturie in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia.

The town is located on the banks of the Georgina River in Central West Queensland, 2,007 kilometres (1,247 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane and 187 kilometres (116 mi) south west of the regional centre of Mount Isa.

The Marmanya Aboriginal community is located in Urandangi.

An unnamed township was established 2 August 1883. On 12 December 1884, it was officially named Urandangi. The name is believed to be dervied Aboriginal words, uranda-ngie, meaning much gidyea.

The township was a centre for travellers and drovers where a crossed the Georgina River. By 1920 Urandangi had a pub, two stores, post office, police station and a dance hall.

Today, Urandangi's only major facility is the Urandangi Hotel or the "Dangi Pub".

Urandangi State School opened on 11 April 1994. The school caters for students from Prep -Year 7. It is a very small school, with only 8 students enrolled in 2015.