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Northern Territory Map

Every local government area, city and town in Northern Territory on one zoomable map, with its main highways, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and local government areas above the map and zoom in for every name; tap a local government area to see its population, area and largest towns.

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Printable maps of Northern Territory

Free to print for class and home: Northern Territory with its cities and towns, a map of its local government areas, and a blank outline map. PDFs fit one A4 or US Letter page.

Northern Territory map with cities

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Northern Territory local government areas map

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Blank map of Northern Territory

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About Northern Territory

Northern Territory has 20 local government areas and about 264,556 people (2025) on 1,348,134 km² (520,517 sq mi). Darwin is both the capital and the largest city, with 122,207 people (2021). It borders Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.

Darwin is the most populous local government area (90,035 people) and Belyuen the least (167); Barkly is the largest by area (322,710 km²) and Darwin Waterfront Precinct the smallest (1 km²).

Largest cities in Northern Territory

The 25 most populous cities and towns. All 63 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.

#CityLocal government areaPopulation
1DarwinDarwin122,207
2Alice SpringsAlice Springs24,855
3KatherineKatherine5,980
4NhulunbuyUnincorporated NT3,267
5Tennant CreekBarkly2,949
6ManingridaWest Arnhem2,518
7GaliwinkuEast Arnhem2,199
8WadeyeWest Daly1,924
9Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu)Tiwi Islands1,421
10Gunbalanya (Oenpelli)West Arnhem1,153
11MilingimbiEast Arnhem1,097
12NgukurrRoper Gulf1,088
13AnguruguGroote Archipelago883
14YularaUnincorporated NT853
15RaminginingEast Arnhem814
16BorroloolaRoper Gulf755
17JabiruWest Arnhem755
18AlyangulaUnincorporated NT751
19YuendumuCentral Desert740
20GapuwiyakEast Arnhem705
21NumbulwarRoper Gulf681
22Humpty DooLitchfield660
23YirrkalaEast Arnhem657
24LajamanuCentral Desert653
25MinyerriRoper Gulf650

Local government area and state populations are the ABS's estimated resident population at 30 June 2025; town populations are 2021 Census counts for the ABS's urban centres and localities, so a city such as Darwin includes its suburbs.

Local government areas of Northern Territory

All 20 local government areas. Select one to show it on the map.

Local government areas of Northern Territory. Select a column heading to sort; select a name to show it on the map.
Municipality30,875328
Regional Council7,448322,710
Shire16741
Regional Council4,170281,338
Shire1,4482,056
Municipality90,035111
Municipality3521
Regional Council8,13030,703
Regional Council2,0952,607
Municipality11,2827,417
Municipality24,8492,903
Regional Council6,978268,339
Municipality43,19368
Regional Council7,597185,213
Regional Council2,7677,483
Unincorporated area8,20719,777
Regional Council3,356153,287
Shire5046
Regional Council7,60849,675
Regional Council3,49514,070

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Sources

  • Local government areas: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS), Local Government Areas 2025 (geo.abs.gov.au).
  • Populations: ABS, Estimated Resident Population at 30 June 2025, by local government area and state (Regional population; ABS Data API, ERP_LGA2025).
  • Council names: Geoscape Administrative Boundaries, Local Government Areas, published by Geoscience Australia (Digital Atlas of Australia).
  • Towns: ABS, Urban Centres and Localities 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), with their 2021 Census usual resident counts (Census 2021, table G01; ABS Data API, C21_G01_UCL).
  • Neighbouring states and territories: ABS, ASGS Edition 3, States and Territories 2021.
  • Highways: Geoscape Major Roads, published by Geoscience Australia (Digital Atlas of Australia): national and state highways.