Waipawa
| Waipawa | |
|---|---|
| Minor urban area | |
  Waipawa Waipawa's location within the North Island | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′S 176°35′E / 39.933°S 176.583°ECoordinates: 39°56′S 176°35′E / 39.933°S 176.583°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay |
| Territorial authority | Central Hawke's Bay District |
| Population (June 2015 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,070 |
| Postcode(s) | 4210 |
Waipawa is the second-largest town in Central Hawke's Bay in the east of the North Island of New Zealand. It has a population of 2,070 (June 2015 estimate).[1] At the 2013 census, it had a population of 1,965, a change of 2.2 percent from the 2006 census.[2]
The town is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of Waipukurau and 46 km (29 mi) southwest of Hastings, on the northern bank of the Waipawa River, a tributary of the Tukituki River.[3][4] Waipawa was settled in the early 1860s, and the Settler's Museum exhibits many of these historical collections.[5]
It holds the main office of the Central Hawke's Bay District Council, and holds the distinction of being New Zealand's oldest inland European settlement.
Waipawa was originally called Abbotsford.[6] There was also a children's home in Waipawa named Abbotsford.
Notes
- 1 2 "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2015 (provisional)". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015. For urban areas, "Infoshare; Group: Population Estimates - DPE; Table: Estimated Resident Population for Urban Areas, at 30 June (1996+) (Annual-Jun)". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics New Zealand: 2013 Census About a place: Waipawa".
- ↑ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. map 42. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ↑ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. map 108. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ↑ "Waipawa Travel Guide". Jasons Travel Media.
- ↑ "Discover Waipawa: Central Hawkes Bay - Unwind Country". Archived from the original on 14 May 2010.