Kakadu National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin. It is a World Heritage Site. Kakadu is also gazetted as a locality, covering the same area as the national park, with 313 people recorded living there in the 2016 Australian census.
Established: 5 April 1979
Nearest town or city: Jabiru
Area: 19,804 km² (7,646.4 sq mi)
Visitation: 250,000 (in 2002)
Managing authorities: Director of National Parks · Aboriginal traditional owners (the Kundjeyhmi, Kunwinjku and Jawoyn peoples)
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