Yarralin, Northern Territory
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2018}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Yarralin
| state = nt
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| coordinates = {{coord|16|26|49|S|130|53|00|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode = 0852
| est =
| pop = 293
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
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| lga = Victoria Daly Region
| stategov = Gwoja
| fedgov = Lingiari
| dist1 = 390
| dir1 = SW
| location1= Katherine
| dist2 = 705
| dir2 = S
| location2= Darwin
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Yarralin, also known as Walangeri, is a remote Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory of Australia. At the 2016 census, Yarralin had a population of 293.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=UCL722038|name=Yarralin (Urban Centre/Locality) |access-date=20 November 2019|quick=on}} The community is located on the banks of the Wickham River, about {{convert|15|km|0|abbr=on}} west of Victoria River Downs, a major cattle station along the Buchanan Highway.
The community is diverse, with several Indigenous language groups including Gurindji, Ngarinyman, Bilinara and Mudburra represented among the residents of Yarralin.{{cite web|url=http://kwhb.com.au/clinics/yaralin-chc|title=Yarralin|publisher=Katherine West Health Board Aboriginal Corporation|access-date=27 July 2014}} Archeological evidence and oral histories of the area surrounding the modern community indicate that Yarralin was (and remains) an important link in a traditional network for trade and exchange of goods and culture between indigenous peoples across the Northern Territory.{{cite web|url=http://www.deepeninghistories.anu.edu.au/sites/pelican-dreaming/index.php?action=about#aboutf|author=Paton, Robert|title=Dreaming History for the Pelican: The Deep History of Aboriginal Trade and Exchange Networks in the Top End of the Northern Territory|publisher=Australian National University|date=March 2013|access-date=27 July 2014}}
Yarralin is a service centre for the surrounding area and facilities available in the community include a school, health clinic, post office, police station, airstrip, community store and sports fields.
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Category:Towns in the Northern Territory