Balgo
Balgo, previously Balgo Hills and Balgo Mission, is a community in Western Australia that is linked with both the Great Sandy Desert and the Tanami Desert.- Type: Town with 472 residents
- Description: community in Kimberley region in Western Australia
- Also known as: “Balgo Hills”, “Balgo, Western Australia”, and “Wirrimanu”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Balgo Hill Airport.
Balgo Hill Airport
Aerodrome
Balgo Hill Airport is located 1 nautical mile south of Balgo, Western Australia.
Balgo
- Category: locality
- Location: Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-20.14265° or 20° 8′ 34″ south
Longitude
127.98466° or 127° 59′ 5″ east
Population
472
Elevation
424 metres (1,391 feet)
IATA airport code
BQW
Open location code
5QF9VX4M+WV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Balgo” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Balgo”
- Cebuano: “Balgo Hill”
- Dutch: “Balgo”
- Estonian: “Balgo”
- French: “Balgo (Australie-Occidentale)”
- French: “Balgo”
- German: “Balgo”
- Japanese: “バルゴ”
- Persian: “بالگو، استرالیای غربی”
- Persian: “بالگو”
- Polish: “Balgo”
- Samogitian: “Balgo”
- Spanish: “Balgo”
- Swedish: “Balgo Hill”
- Welsh: “Balgo”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Balgo”.
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mulan and Old Homestead Well.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kutjungka Catholic Church and Balgo Community Office.
Western Australia: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Perth and Fremantle.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.