Ghan is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 1,470 kilometres (910 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin at the intersection of Lasseter Highway and Stuart Highway.[1][3]
| Ghan Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Ghan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°04′01″S 133°56′42″E / 25.0669°S 133.945°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 124 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.002242/km2 (0.005808/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 4 April 2007[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0872[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 55,297 km2 (21,350.3 sq mi)[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 1,470 km (913 mi) S of Darwin City | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | MacDonnell Region[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Namatjira[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Locations[3] Adjoining localities[8][9][a] | ||||||||||||||
Naming
The locality’s name is given in "recognition of the important role the Afghans and their camels played in opening up Central Australia."[1] It fully surrounds both the locality of Finke and the community of Imanpa. Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007.[8]
Heritage listed sites
Ghan includes the following places that have been listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register – the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station,[10] the Henbury Meteorite Craters,[11] the Illamurta Springs Conservation Reserve,[12] the Mac Clark (Acacia peuce) Conservation Reserve[13] and the Old Andado Station.[14]
Governance
Ghan is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Namatjira and the local government area of the MacDonnell Region.[6][5][9]
Demographics
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Ghan had 124 people living within its boundaries.[2]