Cambridge (New Zealand)

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Cambridge
Māori: Kemureti
Geographical location
Cambridge (New Zealand)
Cambridge
Coordinates 37 ° 54 ′  S , 175 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 54 ′  S , 175 ° 28 ′  E
Region ISO NZ-WKO
Country New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
region Waikato
District Waipa District
Ward Cambridge Ward
Residents 13 866 (2013)
height 60 m
Post Code 3432, 3434
Telephone code +64 (0) 7
UN / LOCODE NZ CGE
website www.cambridge.co.nz

Cambridge is a city in the Waikato regionon the North Island of New Zealand . The city is known as " The Town of Trees ".

geography

Cambridge is located around 20 km southeast of Hamilton on the banks of the Waikato River . The city is divided into two halves by the river that has been cut deep into the country. The southern part of the city is called Leaminton and the northern part is actually the center of the city. Both parts of the city are connected by two bridges over the Waikato River , the western one being better known as the Victoria Bridge .

population

In the 2013 census, the city had 13,866 inhabitants, which means an increase in population of 6.1% compared to the 2006 census.

Town twinning

The city is twinned with Le Quesnoy in France .

Sports

Lake Karapiro Reservoir , one of the best rowing trails in the world, is nearby and hosted the World Rowing Championships in 1978 and 2010 . Since 2013 the city has one of two indoor cycle tracks in New Zealand, the Avantidrome .

The city is known for its thoroughbred studs, from which many good racing horses and show jumpers come from.

Personalities

  • The rock band The Datsuns and their members come from Cambridge .
  • Colin Meads (1936-2017), rugby player
  • Mark Todd (* 1956), two-time Olympic champion and world champion in equestrian sports.
  • Michael Andrew Gielen (* 1971), New Zealand clergyman and Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Auckland
  • Sarah Ulmer (* 1976), world and Olympic champion in cycling, lives and trains in Cambridge .
  • Several world rowing champions, including Rob Waddell (* 1975) and the twins Georgina and Caroline Evers-Swindell (* 1978), sprang from the rowing course on Lake Karapiro .
  • Brooke La Pine , one of the best archers in New Zealand and Australasia, has lived in the town for a long time.
  • Katie Hoyle (* 1988) is a football player who from Cambridge comes
  • Joelle King (* 1988), squash player, gold medalist of the Commonwealth Games 2018

See also

literature

  • Alexander W. Reed : Cambridge . In: The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names . Reed Books , Auckland 2002, ISBN 0-7900-0761-4 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Three individual records summarized with regard to the number of inhabitants:
  2. ^ Avantidrome - Home of Cycling - Waikato. In: Avantidrome. Retrieved April 22, 2015 .