Gore District

Gore District
Geographical location
Location of the Gore District
Photo from the Gore District
Gore as the self-proclaimed World Capital of Brown Trout Fishing
Local authority
Country	New Zealand
island	South island
region	Southland
Local authority	District
Council	Gore District Council
Headquarters of the administration	Gore (New Zealand)
mayor	Tracy Hicks
founding	1989
Post Code	9710, 9712, 9771-9777, 9892
Telephone code	+64 (0) 3
Website	www.goredc.govt.nz
presentation
Motto	Rural City Living ( rural city life )
geography
Region ISO	NZ-STL
Coordinates	42 ° 43 ′  S , 171 ° 58 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 43 ′  S , 171 ° 58 ′  E
Highest elevation	666 m
Lowest elevation	30 m
surface	1 254  km 2
Residents	12 033 (2013)
Population density	9.6 inhabitants per km 2
Statistical data
Public revenue	NZ $ 18.6 million  (2015)
Public expenditure	NZ $ 20.1 million  (2015)
Number of households	5 472 (2013)
Ø income	NZ $ 28,800  (2013)
Māori population	10.4% (2013)

The Gore District is an administrative unit in the Southland region in New Zealand . The district council, called the Gore District Council , is located in the city of Gore , as is the district administration.

geography

Geographical location

The Gore District has a total land area of ​​1254 km², making it the smallest district in the Southland region . At the census in 2013, the district had 12,033 inhabitants and thus had a population density of 9.6 inhabitants per km².

The district is enclosed in the north, west and south by the Southland District . The eastern border, however, is formed by the Clutha District , which is already part of the Otago region . The landscape of the entire district is characterized by the eastern foothills of the Waimea Plains , the plain of the Mataura River and the Hokonui Hills west of Gore . The Mataura River , the largest river in the district, crosses the same from north to south.

The largest city in the district is Gore with 7356 inhabitants, followed by Chatton with around 1650 and Mataura with around 1500 inhabitants.

climate

The Gore District is influenced by prevailing westerly and southwest winds. They bring cool and rainy weather for the region. Since the Gore District is particularly protected by the southwestern Hokunui Hills , the precipitation, deviating from the region, is 800 to 1000 mm per year. The average daytime temperatures in summer are between 16 ° C and 20 ° C, depending on the location, in winter between 0 and 3 ° C. The annual sunshine duration is between 1700 hours and 1900 hours.

history

The Gore District was founded in 1989 as part of the administrative reform by amalgamating the city of Gore , Mataura Borough and part of the former Southland County Council .

The first settlers were of Scottish descent and came to the area in 1855. The district got its name from the town of Gore , which in turn got its name in honor of the former governor Thomas Gore Browne .

population

Population development

Of the 12,033 inhabitants of the district in 2013, 1254 people were of Māori origin (10.4%). This means that 0.2% of the country's Māori population lived in the Gore District . The median income in the population in 2013 was NZ $ 28,800  compared to NZ $ 28,500 national average.

Origin and languages

When asked about ethnic group membership in the 2013 census, 90.8% said they were European, 10.8% said they had Māori roots, 0.8% came from the islands of the Pacific and 1.8% % came from Asia (multiple answers were possible). 7.6% of the population said they were born overseas. 2.7% of the population spoke Māori as the second most common language after English, and 19.5% of the Māori did so.

politics

administration

The Gore District is again divided into five wards , the Gore Ward with five Councilors (councilors), the district-wide Ward with three and the Mataura Ward , the Kaiwera-Waimumu Ward and the Waikaka Ward with one Councilor each . The eleven Councilors together with the Mayor form the District Council and are elected every three years.

Town twinning

The Gore District Council maintains a town twinning:

• Tamworth , New South Wales , Australia

Infrastructure

traffic

The district is connected by the New Zealand State Highway 1 , which comes from Invercargill , runs through Gore and leaves the district further east to the east coast. The State Highways 90 and 94 connect northwestern and northeastern parts of the regions Southland and Otago with the Gore District . The State Highway 93 , however, is merely a cross-connection.

Web links

Commons : Gore  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage . Gore District Council,accessed July 21, 2016. 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Postcode Boundaries - Gore District . (PDF 1.2 MB) New Zealand Post , accessed on May 7, 2017 .  
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Gore District - Population and dwellings . Statistics New Zealand , accessed July 21, 2016 .  
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Gore District Council . In: Local Councils . Department of Internal Affairs , accessed July 21, 2016 .  
4. ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : North -, East -, Central -, West - and South Gore - Population and dwellings . Statistics New Zealand , accessed July 21, 2016 .  
5. ↑ GR Macara : The Climate and Weather of Southland . In: NIWA Science and Technologies Series . 2nd Edition. Number 63 . National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research , 2013, ISSN 1173-0382 , p.   6, 16, 24, 30 (English, Online PDF 2.9 MB [accessed on May 7, 2017]).
6. ^ ^{A b} District Information . Gore District Council , accessed July 21, 2016 .  
7. ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Gore District - Cultural diversity . Statistics New Zealand , accessed July 21, 2016 .  
8. ↑ Mayor and Councilors . Gore District Council , accessed July 21, 2016 .  
9. ^ Sister City . Gore District Council , accessed July 21, 2016 .  
10. ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed July 21, 2016 .