Katherine
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town in the Northern Territory, Australia
Key facts
- Country
- Australia
- State
- Northern Territory
- Lga
- Town of Katherine
- Location
- 318 km (198 mi) S of Darwin 1,185 km (736 mi) N of Alice Springs 516 km (321 mi) E of Kununurra ( WA ) 273 km (170 mi) N of Daly Waters
- Territory electorate
- Katherine
- Federal division
- Lingiari
- Elevation
- 108 m (354 ft)
- Total
- 9,643 ( 2021 census )
- Postcode
- 0850, 0852
- Mean max temp
- 34.2 °C (93.6 °F)
- Mean min temp
- 20.2 °C (68.4 °F)
- Annual rainfall
- 1,112.5 mm (43.80 in)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Home » Katherine Town Council
katherine.nt.gov.au →Link to the official site · 33,794 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 5980
- Area
- 336.674
- Elevation
- 108
- Official website
- www.katherine.nt.gov.au
- Image
- Main-Street-Katherine4888.jpg
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- Commons category
- Katherine, Northern Territory
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- Katherine, Northern Territory
- male population
- 748
- female population
- 743
- inception
- 1926-00-00
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Article
Katherine (/ˈkæθɹɪn/; Australian Kriol: Katherrain) is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is situated on the Katherine River, after which it is named, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of Darwin. The fourth largest settlement in the Territory, it is known as the place where "the outback meets the tropics". Katherine had an urban population of 9,643 at the 2021 Australian census.
Katherine is also the closest major town to RAAF Base Tindal, located 17 km (11 mi) southeast, and provides education, health, local government services and employment opportunities for the families of Defence personnel stationed there. In the 2016 census, the base had a residential population of 857, with only around 20% of the workforce engaged in employment outside of defence, the majority commuting to work in Katherine. Katherine is also the central hub of the great "Savannah Way" which stretches from Cairns in north Queensland to Broome in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.