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South Taranaki District | |
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 Location of the South Taranaki District in North Island | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Taranaki |
| District | South Taranaki District Council |
| Wards |
Egmont Plains Eltham Hawera Patea Tangahoe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ross Dunlop |
| • Deputy Mayor | Phil Nixon (Oct 2016) |
| Area | |
• Total |
3,575.46 km2 (1,380.49 sq mi) |
South Taranaki is a territorial authority on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island that contains the towns of Hawera, Manaia, Opunake, Patea, Eltham, and Waverley. The District has a land area of 3,575.46 km² (1,380.49 sq mi) and a population of 26,900 (June 2012 estimate).[1] It is part of the greater Taranaki Region.
The district straddles the boundary separating the Wellington and Taranaki provinces, resulting in the town of Waverley celebrating Wellington Anniversary Day in January and the town of Patea 10 miles way celebrating Taranaki Anniversary Day in March.
Council facilities include the South Taranaki LibraryPlus, Mania, Kaponga, Patea, Eltham, Opunake, Hawera and Waverley libraries.[2]
Prominent industries are dairying and natural gas extraction.
References[]
- ^ "Subnational population estimates at 30 June 2012". Statistics New Zealand. 23 October 2012. http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/estimates_and_projections/subnational-pop-estimates-tables.aspx. Retrieved 23 October 2012. Also "Infoshare; Group: Population Estimates - DPE; Table: Estimated Resident Population for Urban Areas, at 30 June (1996+) (Annual-Jun)". Statistics New Zealand. 19 December 2012. http://www.stats.govt.nz/infoshare/SelectVariables.aspx?pxID=2f5a6aa2-7aeb-4792-a34a-d5567eb8082f. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ "South Taranaki LibraryPlus". http://www.southtaranaki.com/Live/LibraryPlus.
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