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Wurrumiyanga (/wʊrʊmiˈjɑːŋə/), formerly Nguiu (/ˈnjuːjuː/, locally [ˈŋuju]), is a community on the southern coast of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia.

Nguiu was founded in 1911 as a Catholic mission by Francis Xavier Gsell.

In 2010 Nguiu was renamed Wurrumiyanga, meaning the place where the cycads grow, by the Tiwi Land Council.

Nguiu Post Office opened on 3 June 1974 as the first office on Bathurst Island.

There are two Catholic schools in the town; Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic Primary School, and Xavier Catholic College (Years 7-13).

Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) is the home of Tiwi Designs, an art corporation (involving some 100 indigenous artists) which produces fabric, carvings, ceramics, print and paintings and whose aim is to promote, preserve and enrich Tiwi culture.

It is also home of the ground where Australian rules football is played and Tiwi Islands Football League matches.

References

1. "2016 Census QuickStats: Wurrumiyanga". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
2. F.X. Gsell, The Bishop with 150 Wives (Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1956), ch. 3.
3. "NT Place Names Register". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
4. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 21 March 2012
5. "Xavier Catholic College". xcecnt.catholic.edu.au. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
6. "Tiwi Designs". Tiwi Designs. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
7. "Tiwi Designs: About Us". Tiwi Designs. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

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