Coroglen
Coroglen | |
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  Coroglen | |
| Coordinates: 36°55′26″S 175°41′31″E / 36.92389°S 175.69194°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato |
| District | Thames-Coromandel District |
| Postcode | 3591 |
Coroglen is a locality in the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 25, 18 kilometres south of Whitianga and 26 kilometres north west of Tairua.[1][2] The "Tapu-Coroglen Road", a windy gravel road, connects it across the Coromandel Range with Tapu on the west coast of the peninsula.
History
The town was founded as "Gumtown" in the late 19th century with a kauri sawmill.[3] In the early 1900s, Gumtown had three stores, a bakery, a butcher's, a bootmaker, a blacksmith, a hotel, two boarding houses, and a billiard saloon.[4] Currently, Coroglen has a tavern (famous for live music performances), a school, a pre school and a community garden.
Education
Coroglen School is a co-educational full primary (years 1 - 8) school with a decile rating of 6 and a roll of around 40.[5]
36°55′25″S 175°41′30″E / 36.92361°S 175.69167°E
Notes
- ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 16. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 41. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ Michael King (1993). The Coromandel. p. 97. ISBN 0-908884-29-X.
- ^ King, p 99
- ^ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Coroglen School". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
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