Yarralin, Northern Territory

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| name = Yarralin

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| postcode = 0852

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| 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

Category:Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory

Category:Victoria Daly Region