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, Its altitude is . Yuelamu had a population of 220 at the . It falls within the

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of the Central Desert Regional Council, the governing land council is the Central Land Council, and it lies in the

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electoral division of the Northern Territory. The land is owned and managed by the Yalpirakinu Aboriginal Land Trust, on land south of

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. It lies on land which was formerly Mount Allan Station, also spelt Mount Allen Station, which was carved out of the traditional lands of the Anmatyerre and Warlpiri peoples. Today, most of the population is of these two nations, and they still speak their languages at home. The Yuelamu Art Gallery and Museum was officially opened by Hazel Hawke on 16 April 1988. There is an airstrip close by, from which there are flights to and from Alice Springs. Access by road is via the

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, with the turnoff about past Tilmouth Well, with this last stretch being a dirt road of . Mount Allan School is a coeducational government-run school, serving the years from prep/reception through to Year 12. There is also an

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, a clinic, a store, an aged care centre and a night patrol.

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