Paroa, West Coast
| Paroa | |
|---|---|
  Paroa | |
| Coordinates: 42°30′39″S 171°10′9″E / 42.51083°S 171.16917°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | West Coast |
| District | Grey District |
Paroa is a settlement on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, just south of Greymouth. State Highway 6 and the Hokitika Branch railway both run through Paroa.[1][2] This railway was originally a bush tramway that opened to Paroa from Greymouth in 1867 and was extended to Kumara in 1877.[3] It was converted into a railway in 1893, and this time, ran from Paroa to Hokitika rather than Kumara.[4]
Shantytown, to the south-east of Paroa, is a recreation of a typical 1880s West Coast gold mining town, built in 1971 and operating as a commercial tourist attraction.[5]
Education
Paroa School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 6 and a roll of 172.[6] The school originally accepted year 1-6 pupils only, but changed to include year 7 and 8 students in 2001.[7]
Climate
| Climate data for Paroa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 222 (8.74) |
149 (5.87) |
210 (8.27) |
237 (9.33) |
237 (9.33) |
203 (7.99) |
211 (8.31) |
209 (8.23) |
236 (9.29) |
248 (9.76) |
241 (9.49) |
234 (9.21) |
2,637 (103.82) |
| Source: The Weather Network [8] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 69. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ↑ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 156. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ↑ "Kumara, Westland". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
- ↑ "Hokitika-Grey railway" (9537). West Coast Times. 25 May 1893. p. 2.
- ↑ "History of Shantytown". Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ↑ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Paroa School, Greymouth". Ministry of Education.
- ↑ "Education Review Report - Paroa School". Education Review Office. June 2004.
- ↑ "Climate Statistics for Paroa (1961-1990)". Retrieved April 8, 2012.
External links
Coordinates: 42°31′S 171°10′E / 42.517°S 171.167°E