The Wurango or Wurrugu were an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory.
Country The Wurango's tribal lands encompassed about around the western end of the Cobourg Peninsula including Port Essington.
People Crawford Pasco described the Wurango as he found them in 1838 as numerous, and of very good health since many reached the venerable age of 70.
Social organisation Norman Tindale speculated that mentions of the Tji and Jalo in this area clearly referring to the Wurango probably denoted hordes. If so, then he classified their respective localities as follows:
Tji, a Wurango horde located at the western end of the Peninsula Ja:lo, a Wurango horde in Port Essington
The following clan marriage sections are said to have existed: Manderojelli Manburlgeat Mandrowilli
Alternative names Auwulwarwak Ja:lo (ja:lo = 'no') (?) Limba-Karadjee (See Iwaidja) Wa:reidbug, Woreidbug Warooko Wurrunga, Wurrango Wuru:ku, U:ru:ku Yarlo
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Some words naween (father) noyoke (mother)
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