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Djugun

Djugun is a northern suburb of within the local government area of the . The name relates to the language of the local Djugun or Jukun Aboriginal people.
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  • Type: Suburb with 2,830 residents
  • Description: locality in Western Australia
  • Also known as: “Djugun, Western Australia” and “Djugun, Western Australia, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Broome International Airport and Broome Regional Prison.

Aerodrome
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY 3.0.
is a regional airport located 0.4 nautical miles west of the GPO, . is the regional hub of the northwestern part of Western Australia.

Prison
is an Australian prison in . It is one of two prisons in Western Australia's region. In 2012 it was announced that the prison would be closed in 2015 following the opening of the in , but this plan was shelved in 2015.

School
is a comprehensive public co-educational high day school, located in , a regional centre in the region, 2,240 kilometres north east of , Western Australia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bilingurr and Broome.

Suburb
is a northern suburb of within the local government area of the . Its population has increased from 231 at the 2006 Census to 1,354 at the 2016 census.

Photo: Binarysequence, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the largest town in the region of , with 14,660 residents in 2021. Established through the pearling industry of the late 19th century, it became a beach resort in the 1980s.

Suburb
Photo: Kate Branch Photography, CC0.
is a 22 km stretch of white sand beach on the eastern Indian Ocean and the name of the surrounding suburb in . was named after the telegraph cable laid between Broome and in 1889.

Djugun

Latitude
-17.94112° or 17° 56′ 28″ south
Longitude
122.23196° or 122° 13′ 55″ east
Population
2,830
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
5QJ4365J+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3420988493
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8349053
Wiki­data ID
Q31436896
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