Urandangi is a town in north-western Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

, Australia. The town is located on the banks of the Georgina River

Georgina River

The Georgina River is the north-westernmost of the three major rivers of the Channel Country in western Queensland that flow in extremely wet years into Lake Eyre.-Geography:...

 and in the Shire of Boulia local government area, 2007 kilometres (1,247.1 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

 and 187 kilometres (116.2 mi) south west of the regional centre of Mount Isa

Mount Isa, Queensland

-Culture and sport:The local theatre group, the Mount Isa Theatrical Society, or MITS, often holds plays and musicals, at least once every few months or so....

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The township was founded in 1885 as a centre for travellers and drovers where a stock route

Stock route

In Australia, the Travelling Stock Route is an authorised thoroughfare for the walking of domestic livestock such as sheep or cattle from one location to another...

crossed the Georgina River. By 1920 Urandangi had a pub, two stores, post office, police station and a dance hall. Today, Urandangi's only major facility is the Urandangi Hotel or the "Dangi Pub".

The Marmanya Aboriginal community is located in Urandangi.

External links

• Urandangi as seen in 2001 National Library of Australia