Bulls (New Zealand)
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 10 ′ S , 175 ° 23 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-MWT | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Manawatu-Wanganui | |
| District | Rangitikei District | |
| Ward | Bulls Ward | |
| Residents | 1 515 (2013) | |
| height | 54 m | |
| Post Code | 4818 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 6 | |
| UN / LOCODE | NZ BUL | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 Wooden bull in bulls |
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Bulls is a place in the Rangitikei District of the Manawatu-Wanganui region on the North Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The town is named after James Bull , who founded the town and who owned the town's first general store. Originally called Bull Town , it was renamed Clifton and finally renamed Bulls again at the insistence of Sir William Fox , New Zealand's second Prime Minister at the end of the 19th century .
geography
The place is about 28 km northwest of Palmerston North at the intersection of the two New Zealand State Highways 1 and 3 .
history
The former Bulls Bridge spanned the Rangitikei River southeast of the bay . It collapsed suddenly in 1973 without claiming any death.
population
In the 2013 census, the town had 1,515 inhabitants, 8.8% less than in the 2006 census.
Many of the airmen from the nearby Royal New Zealand Air Force base in Ohakea live in Bulls .
Personalities
- Chris Amon (1943–2016), racing car driver, was born in Bulls and owns a farm there.
See also
literature
- AW Reed: The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names . Reed Books, Auckland 2002, ISBN 0-7900-0761-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Bulls . Statistics New Zealand , accessed on May 26, 2017 (English, StatsMap: Meshblock analysis from the interactive map).
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed May 26, 2017 .