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 2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,060 |
| 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 2,060 (June 2016).[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 2016 (provisional)". Statistics New Zealand. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006-16 (2017 boundary)". Statistics New Zealand. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ↑ "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.