Buchanan, Northern Territory
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date= March 2020}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Buchanan
| state = nt
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| coordinates = {{coord| 17.7056|S| 129.715|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| pop = 55
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS|id = SSC70041 |name = Buchanan (State Suburb)|quick = on | access-date=2 March 2020}}
| established = 4 April 2007
| elevation = 403
| elevation_footnotes = (weather station)
| area = 24252
| area_footnotes ={{cite web|title= Buchanan|url= https://www.australias.guide/nt/location/victoria-river/ |publisher= Australias Guide Pty Ltd.|access-date=2 March 2020}}
| timezone = ACST
| utc = +9:30
| dist1 = 612
| dir1 = S
| location1 = Darwin
| dist2 = 473
| dir2 = SW
| location2 = Katherine
| dist3 = 309
| dir3 = SSE
| location3 = Kununurra
| lga = Victoria Daly Region
| region =
| stategov = Gwoja{{cite web|title=Division of Namatjira|url=https://ntec.nt.gov.au/Electoral-divisions/division-profiles/division-profiles/division-of-stuart|publisher=Northern Territory Electoral Commission|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=20 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320144619/https://ntec.nt.gov.au/Electoral-divisions/division-profiles/division-profiles/division-of-stuart|url-status=dead}}
| fedgov = Lingiari{{cite web|title=Federal electoral division of Lingiari|url=https://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/nt/lingiari.html|publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|access-date=2 March 2020}}
| maxtemp = 33.0
| mintemp = 17.4
| rainfall = 539.7
| near-ne = Gregory
| near-se = Lajamanu
| near-sw = Western Australia
| near-w = Western Australia
| near-nw = Western Australia
| footnotes = Locations{{cite web|url=http://pitac.org.au/wp-content/documents2/Part_B_Checklist/4._NT_Pastoral_Map_June_2013.pdf|title=Northern Territory Pastoral Properties |year=2003|access-date=25 January 2020|publisher=Northern Territory Government| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409202959/http://pitac.org.au/wp-content/documents2/Part_B_Checklist/4._NT_Pastoral_Map_June_2013.pdf|archivedate=9 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}
Adjoining localities{{cite web |title=Buchanan|url= http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/imfPublic/imf.jsp?site=nt_atlas&qhlt=true&qsel=true&qbuf=0.4&qry=PLACE_ID=22326&qlyr=113 |website=NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory |publisher=Northern Territory Government |access-date=2 March 2020}}
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Buchanan ({{IPAc-en|b|j|uː|ˈ|k|æ|n|ə|n}} {{respell|bew|KAN|ən}}) is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the territory's west adjoining the border with the state of Western Australia about {{convert|612|km}} south of the territory capital of Darwin and about {{convert|473|km}} south-west of the municipal seat in Katherine.
The locality consists of the following land (from north to south) – the Malngin and the Malngin 2 Aboriginal Land Trusts and the Limbunya pastoral lease, the Kirkimbie, Bunda, Inverway and Riveren pastoral leases, and the Wallamunga and Birrindudu pastoral leases. It has an area of {{convert|24252|km2}}.{{cite web |title=Localities within Victoria River sub-region (CP 5096) |url= http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/hpa-services/surveyplans?planname=CP/5096 |website= NT Place Names Register |publisher=Northern Territory Government |access-date=25 January 2020}}
The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the Nathaniel Buchanan, a pioneering drover who first brought cattle overland from Queensland to the Northern Territory in 1877.
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Buchanan had a population of 55 people.
Buchanan is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Stuart and the local government area of the Victoria Daly Region.]
Climate
{{Weather box|location = Inverway, elevation {{convert|403|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1971–1987 normals, extremes 1969–1987)
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|Jan record high C = 43.7
|Feb record high C = 43.0
|Mar record high C = 41.1
|Apr record high C = 38.0
|May record high C = 35.7
|Jun record high C = 34.0
|Jul record high C = 33.5
|Aug record high C = 36.7
|Sep record high C = 39.3
|Oct record high C = 42.3
|Nov record high C = 45.0
|Dec record high C = 44.0
|Jan record low C = 16.0
|Feb record low C = 16.5
|Mar record low C = 11.5
|Apr record low C = 8.5
|May record low C = 3.5
|Jun record low C = 1.5
|Jul record low C = -1.0
|Aug record low C = 3.2
|Sep record low C = 4.5
|Oct record low C = 8.5
|Nov record low C = 12.5
|Dec record low C = 13.1
|Jan high C = 35.7
|Feb high C = 34.6
|Mar high C = 34.0
|Apr high C = 32.2
|May high C = 29.8
|Jun high C = 26.6
|Jul high C = 26.8
|Aug high C = 30.7
|Sep high C = 33.3
|Oct high C = 36.3
|Nov high C = 37.7
|Dec high C = 38.0
|Jan low C = 22.9
|Feb low C = 22.6
|Mar low C = 20.6
|Apr low C = 16.9
|May low C = 13.8
|Jun low C = 10.1
|Jul low C = 9.2
|Aug low C = 11.9
|Sep low C = 16.2
|Oct low C = 20.1
|Nov low C = 22.3
|Dec low C = 22.9
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 168.6
|Feb rain mm = 168.7
|Mar rain mm = 84.0
|Apr rain mm = 30.4
|May rain mm = 8.7
|Jun rain mm = 5.5
|Jul rain mm = 0.4
|Aug rain mm = 1.8
|Sep rain mm = 4.1
|Oct rain mm = 27.8
|Nov rain mm = 39.6
|Dec rain mm = 93.4
|unit rain days = 1.0 mm
|Jan rain days = 9.3
|Feb rain days = 9.1
|Mar rain days = 4.5
|Apr rain days = 1.2
|May rain days = 0.7
|Jun rain days = 0.4
|Jul rain days = 0.1
|Aug rain days = 0.1
|Sep rain days = 0.3
|Oct rain days = 2.5
|Nov rain days = 3.7
|Dec rain days = 7.3
|source 1 = Australian Bureau of Meteorology (rain 1991-2020){{cite web
| url = http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=014836&p_prim_element_index=0&p_comp_element_index=0&redraw=null&p_display_type=full_statistics_table&normals_years=1991-2020&tablesizebutt=normal
| title = Climate statistics for Australian locations- INVERWAY
| date = 8 April 2024}}
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References
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