__NOTOC__ Buchanan is a locality in the

Northern Territory of Australia The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...

located in the territory's west adjoining the border with the state of

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about south of the territory capital of Darwin and about south-west of the municipal seat in

Katherine Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and Catherina, other variations are feminine Given name, names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria ...

. The locality consists of the following land (from north to south) – the Malngin and the Malngin 2 Aboriginal Land Trusts and the Limbunya pastoral lease, the

Kirkimbie Kirkimbie Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia. Situated approximately west of Lajamanu and north east of Halls Creek near the border with Western Australia. The property occ ...

, Bunda, Inverway and

Riveren Riveren Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia. Situated approximately north west of Lajamanu and south west of Daguragu in the Victoria River district, the property was origina ...

pastoral leases, and the Wallamunga and Birrindudu pastoral leases. It has an area of . The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the

Nathaniel Buchanan Nathaniel Buchanan (1826 – 23 September 1901) was an Australian pioneer pastoralist, drover and explorer. Early life Buchanan was born near Dublin, and was of Scottish descent the son of Lieutenant Charles Henry Buchanan, and his wif ...

, a pioneering drover who first brought cattle overland from

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to the Northern Territory in 1877. The

2016 Australian census The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as – an incre ...

which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Buchanan had a population of 55 people. Buchanan is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Stuart and the local government area of the

Victoria Daly Region The Victoria Daly Regional Council is a local government area in the Northern Territory of Australia. The shire covers an area of and had a population of 3,138 in June 2018. History In October 2006 the Northern Territory Government announced ...

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{{Localities and communities of the Victoria Daly Region, state=collapsed Populated places in the Northern Territory Victoria Daly Region