__NOTOC__ Rakula is a locality in the

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, located about south-west of the territorial capital of Darwin. Rakula consists of land located in the south-west corner of the cadastral division of the County of Palmerston and which adjoins the coastline with the

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to the west. This includes parts of the hundreds of Glyde and Milne on the locality’s northern side and parts of the hundreds of

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and Blyth on its eastern side. Its name is derived from a local aboriginal word which means "country". Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. The Finniss River flows through and reaches the sea within Rakula. The Peron Islands are also located within Rakula. The

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which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Rakula had 99 people living within its boundaries. Rakula is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of

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and within the unincorporated areas of the Northern Territory.

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