Kaipara District
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| Kaipara District | ||
| Population | 19,150 (June 2011 estimate)[1] | |
| Land area | 3,117.09 km² (1,203.51 sq mi) | |
| Extent | Waimamaku to Wellsford;
east to Cape Rodney |
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The Kaipara District is located in the Northland Region in northern New Zealand.
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[edit] Geography
Kaipara District is located in the low hills around the northern shores of the Kaipara Harbour, a large natural harbour open to the Tasman Sea. Kaipara District Council shares management of the harbour with various other organisations, most notably Auckland Council to the south of the harbour.[2]
The roughly triangular district stretches from a thinning of the North Auckland Peninsula south of Maungaturoto in the southeast to the Waipoua Forest in the northwest, extending from there down the west coast to the Kaipara Harbour. The region is bisected by the Wairoa River and its tributaries, which flow into the northern end of the Kaipara Harbour.
[edit] Population
The district consists of the towns of Dargaville, Ruawai, Paparoa, Maungaturoto, Kaiwaka and Mangawhai, as well as the rural area which surrounds them. It has a population of 19,150 (June 2011 estimate),[1] of whom about 4450 live in Dargaville, the seat of the district council.
The population is largely rural, living in small settlements dotted around the undulating countryside. The area around Dargaville is noted for the high proportion of residents of Dalmatian descent.
The nearest city is Whangarei, 45 kilometres northeast of Dargaville.
Dargaville has an annual Arts and Crafts Festival run by the local Rotary club.
[edit] Local government
Kaipara District is divided into 4 wards:
- Dargaville
- Otamatea
- Central
- West Coast
The current mayor is Neil Tiller and his deputy is Julie Geange.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Subnational population estimates at 30 June 2011 (boundaries at 1 July 2011)". Statistics New Zealand. 19 December 2011. http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/estimates_and_projections/subnational-pop-estimates-tables.aspx. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Kaipara facing 'ecological crisis'". The New Zealand Herald. 24 June 2011. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10734070. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
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Coordinates: 36°04′S 174°05′E / 36.06°S 174.09°E
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