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Murputja, South Australia

Coordinates: 26°09′35″S 130°11′02″E / 26.1596551°S 130.1838470°E / -26.1596551; 130.1838470
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Murputja
South Australia
Murputja is located in South Australia
Murputja
Murputja
Coordinates26°09′35″S 130°11′02″E / 26.1596551°S 130.1838470°E / -26.1596551; 130.1838470
Population53 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)0872
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
LGA(s)Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
RegionFar North[2]
State electorate(s)Giles[3]
Federal division(s)Grey[4]
Footnotescoordinates[5]

Murputja is an Aboriginal community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara in South Australia.

In 2007, four South Australia Police officers were based at Murputja and running patrols in the area. There was a rudimentary shed structure that served as a police station when police were present and some new housing had been built for police officers.[6] As of 2018, the APY Lands were served by stations situated at Amata, Ernabella, Mimili, Murputja, Umuwa and the town of Marla. Specialist policing support is located at Umuwa, including CIB and domestic violence investigators.[7][8]

Time zone

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Due to its links with the Northern Territory and proximity to the border, the APY Lands do not observe daylight savings unlike the rest of South Australia. The time zone observed throughout the year is Australian Central Standard Time (UTC+9:30), in line with Darwin rather than Adelaide.

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References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Murputja (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 October 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Far North SA government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. ^ "District of Giles Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Search result for "Murputja, 0872" (N.B. please select the info" button)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  6. ^ SA Police Association Newsletter
  7. ^ "Statement from South Australia Police". ABC: Australian Story. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  8. ^ Boisvert, Eugene (26 July 2018). "SA Premier refuses to push for police station in Fregon where nurse was murdered". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 January 2020.