Urapunga is a closed community; a Northern Land Council (NLC) permit is required to visit this community.This part of Australia is extremely remote for travellers although there are a number of Aboriginal communities in the region including Ngukurr, Urapunga and Minyerri - all of which are closed communities. The traditional owners of the area were the Ngalakgan Aboriginal people although today many speak the Arnhem Kriol. The Ngalakgan people used the place name Yurlhbunji to refer to
Roper Bar.