Angurugu is located on the banks of the Angurugu River half way down the western coast of Groote Eylandt.
Groote Eylandt is around 650 km east of Darwin and 50 km off the Arnhem Land coast in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Angurugu has a humid tropical climate, and 80 per cent of annual rainfall occurs in the wet season (between December and March).
Anindilyakwa is the language of the communities of Groote Eylandt. Angurugu also has a number of Yolngu Matha speakers.