Kaṉpi | |
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  Kaṉpi | |
| Coordinates:26°10′03″S130°07′06″E / 26.16750°S 130.11833°E /-26.16750; 130.11833 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
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| Elevation | 678 m (2,224 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 53 (2021 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 5710 |
Kaṉpi is anAboriginal community in theAṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands inSouth Australia. It is located about 20 km (12 mi) south of theNorthern Territory border at the base of theMann Ranges. The nearby town ofNyapari is 15 km (9.3 mi) to the east.
Kaṉpi is part of theMurputja Homelands, which also includes the familyoutstations Angatja and Umpukulu. The residents are mostlyPitjantjatjara people with theirtraditional country nearby. Kaṉpi originated as an outstation for the Baker family, who relocated from other parts of the APY Lands to be closer to their ancestral country.
Due to the small population of Kaṉpi and nearbyNyapaṟi, essential services are limited and largely shared between the two communities. In Kaṉpi there is a workshop, a garage, a day care centre and an art centre. It also has a community store, built in 1996, which has a pump forpetrol. Food and supplies are delivered once every two weeks. The store services both Kaṉpi and Nyapaṟi, as well as nearby outstations. Local health services are based at the clinic in Nyapaṟi.[3] Kaṉpi and Nyapaṟi each had separate schools from 1987 until 1993, when they consolidated into the Murputja Education Centre, situated between the two communities.[4]
Due to its links with theNorthern Territory and proximity to the border, theAPY Lands do not observe daylight savings unlike the rest of South Australia. The time zone observed throughout the year isAustralian Central Standard Time (UTC+9:30), in line withDarwin rather thanAdelaide.
As of 2021, the population of Kaṉpi is 53.[5]
