Clevedon, New Zealand

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Clevedon
Local Authority	Manukau City
Characteristics:
Established	1866
Population	3,294 ^{(data: 2001)}
Surrounded by:
North	Maraetai
North-east	Kawakawa Bay
East	(Hunua Ranges)
South-east	(Hunua Ranges)
South	(Hunua Ranges)
South-west	Papakura
West	Brookby
North-west	Whitford

Clevedon is a rural town within the administrative area of Manukau City, New Zealand, one of the four cities that make up the conurbation of Auckland.

The town and surrounding rural area has a population of 3,294 (2001 census), and is the centre of an administrative ward of Manukau which takes in much of the largely rural area to the east of the urban heart of the city.

Clevedon is located on the Wairoa River five kilometres from its estuary and outflow into the Tamaki Strait, an arm of the Hauraki Gulf. It is 14 kilometres from the centre of the city of Manukau, which lies to the northwest. To the south of Clevedon rise the rugged hills of the Hunua Ranges. Several popular beaches are located on the coast close to Clevedon, including Duders Beach and Kawakawa Bay.

Clevedon was named for Clevedon, England, in 1866. It was previously known as Te Wairoa (Māori: 'the Long River').