Milikapiti, Northern Territory
Town in Northern Territory, Australia
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Milikapiti is a village on the northern coast of Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia. At the 2011 census, Milikapiti had a population of 447.[3]
Milikapiti | |
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  Milikapiti | |
| Coordinates: 11.422°S 130.674°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Northern Territory |
| City | Melville Island |
| LGA | |
| Government | |
| • Territory electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 414 (SAL 2021)[1][2] |
| Postcode | 0822 |
It is 105 kilometres (65 mi) by air from Darwin. Fly Tiwi airlines fly twice daily to and from Darwin servicing Milikapiti. The flight takes approximately 25 minutes.
The day-to-day management of the Milikapiti community is the responsibility of the Tiwi Islands Regional Council.
History
Milikapiti was founded in 1941 as the Snake Bay government aboriginal settlement.[4]
In 1942, aboriginals from Snake Bay captured Australia's first Japanese prisoner of war, Sergeant Hajime Toyoshima, who crash-landed on Melville Island after his plane was damaged while bombing Darwin.[5] The Snake Bay Patrol was also formed from local Indigenous Australians during World War II.
Community services and facilities
- Store and Take Away
- ATM facilities
- Post Office facilities
- School and Pre School
- Recreation Hall
- Basketball court
- Football oval
- Library[6]
- Centrelink agency
- Women's Centre
- Health Centre
- Club (open 4.30pm – 7.30pm 4 days per week)
- Public Garage
- St Monica's Catholic Church
- Museum
- Jilamara Arts and Crafts
