Bamaga is the administrative centre for the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) and is close to
the tip of
Cape York. The traditional lands of the
Injinoo people extend from the Skardon River on the west coast and Captain Billy’s Landing on the east coast up to Pajinka at the top of
Cape York. The community is the homeland of most of the traditional owners of the land that makes up the 5 Northern Peninsula Area communities: Anggamuthi, Atambaya, Wuthathi, Yadhaikgana, and Gudang.
The Five communities of the NPA are Bamaga,
Injinoo, New
Mapoon,
Seisia and Umagico.
There are three aboriginal communities;
Injinoo, Umagico and new
Mapoon, and two Saibai Islander communities;
Seisia and Bamaga.