Buchanan ( ) is a locality in the

Northern Territory of Australia The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...

located in the territory's west adjoining the border with the state of

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about south of the territory capital of Darwin and about south-west of the municipal seat in

Katherine Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and Catherina, other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Ch ...

. The locality consists of the following land (from north to south) – the Malngin and the Malngin 2 Aboriginal Land Trusts and the Limbunya pastoral lease, the Kirkimbie, Bunda, Inverway and

Riveren Riveren Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia. Situated approximately north west of Lajamanu, Northern Territory, Lajamanu and south west of Daguragu, Northern Territory, Dagura ...

pastoral leases, and the Wallamunga and Birrindudu pastoral leases. It has an area of . The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the

Nathaniel Buchanan Nathaniel Buchanan (1826 – 23 September 1901) was an Australian pioneer pastoralist, drover and explorer. Early life Buchanan was born near Dublin, and was of Scottish descent the son of Lieutenant Charles Henry Buchanan, and his wi ...

, a pioneering drover who first brought cattle overland from

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

to the Northern Territory in 1877. The

2016 Australian census The 2016 Australian census was the 17th Census in Australia, national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was count ...

which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Buchanan had a population of 55 people. Buchanan is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of

Stuart Stuart may refer to: People *Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) * Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan *House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England Places Australia Generally *Stuart Highway, ...

and the local government area of the

Victoria Daly Region The Victoria Daly Regional Council is a Local Government Areas of the Northern Territory, local government area in the Northern Territory of Australia. The shire covers an area of and had a population of 3,138 in June 2018. History In October ...

Climate

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{{Localities and communities of the Victoria Daly Region, state=collapsed Populated places in the Northern Territory Victoria Daly Region