Riverlands

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Riverlands
Riverlands (Marlborough)
Riverlands
Riverlands
Coordinates: 41°31′20″S 173°58′57″E / -41.52222, 173.9825
Country New Zealand
Region Marlborough

Riverlands is a locality in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs through the settlement, and the Opawa River flows past to the northeast. Blenheim is about 2.5 km to the north, and Blenheim is about 2.5 km to the northwest.[1][2]

The population of Spring Creek and Riverlands was 1,617 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 156 from 2001.[3]

[edit] Education

Riverlands School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 5 and a roll of 222.[4] The school celebrated its centenary in 2006.[5]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books, map 61. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8. 
  2. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton, map 139. ISBN 1-877333-20-4. 
  3. ^ Final counts – census night and census usually resident populations, and occupied dwellings - Marlborough Region. Statistics New Zealand.
  4. ^ Te Kete Ipurangi - Riverlands School. Ministry of Education.
  5. ^ "Riverlands School Centennial" (20 March 2006). Education Gazette New Zealand 85 (4). 
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