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Yulara

Yulara
Northern Territory
Yulara from helicopter (August 2004).jpg
Yulara from helicopter in August 2004
Yulara is located in Northern Territory
Yulara
Yulara
Coordinates 25°14′0″S 130°59′0″E / 25.23333°S 130.98333°E / -25.23333; 130.98333Coordinates: 25°14′0″S 130°59′0″E / 25.23333°S 130.98333°E / -25.23333; 130.98333
Population 887 (2011 census)
 • Density 8.584/km2 (22.233/sq mi)
Established 2006
Postcode(s) 0872
Elevation 492 m (1,614 ft)
Area 103.33 km2 (39.9 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) unincorporated area
Territory electorate(s) Namatjira
Federal Division(s) Lingiari
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
30.0 °C
86 °F
14.0 °C
57 °F
285.2 mm
11.2 in

Yulara (25°14′S 130°59′E / 25.233°S 130.983°E / -25.233; 130.983) is an isolated town in the Southern Region of the Northern Territory, Australia. It lies as an unincorporated enclave within MacDonnell Region. At the 2011 census, Yulara had a permanent population of 887 on an area of 103.33 square kilometres (39.90 sq mi). It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) by road from world heritage site Uluru (Ayers Rock) and 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Kata Tjuta (the Olgas). It is located in the Northern Territory electorate of Namatjira and the federal electorate of Lingiari.

In early 1970, the pressure of unstructured and unmonitored tourism including motels near the base of Uluru (Ayers Rock) was having detrimental effects on the environment surrounding Uluru and Kata Tjuta. Following the recommendations of a Senate Select Committee to remove all developments near the base of the rock and build a new resort outside of the boundaries of the national park to support tourism to the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Commonwealth government agreed in 1973 to relocate accommodation facilities to a new site. In 1976, the Governor General proclaimed the new town of Yulara, some 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Uluru.


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