Gray District

Gray District Māori: Māwhera
Geographical location
Location of the Gray District
Photo from the Gray District
Greymouth Railway Station
Local authority
Country	New Zealand
island	South island
region	West coast
Local authority	District
Council	Gray District Council
Headquarters of the administration	Greymouth
mayor	Tony Kokshoorn
founding	1989
Post Code	7802-7805, 7871-7873, 7875
Telephone code	+64 (0) 3
Website	www.greydc.govt.nz
presentation
Motto	Heart of the West Coast ( Heart of the West Coast )
geography
Region ISO	NZ-WTC
Coordinates	42 ° 27 ′  S , 171 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 27 ′  S , 171 ° 12 ′  E
Highest elevation	1750 m
Lowest point	Height of sea level
surface	3 475  km 2
Residents	13 371 (2013)
Population density	3.85 inhabitants per km 2
Statistical data
Public revenue	NZ $ 22.4 million  (2015)
Public expenditure	NZ $ 25.9 million  (2015)
Number of households	6th 471 (2013)
Ø income	NZ $ 26,600  (2013)
Māori population	8.6% (2013)

The Gray District is an administrative unit in the West Coast region in New Zealand . The district council, called the Gray District Council , is based in the city of Greymouth , as is the district administration.

geography

Geographical location

The Gray District is the middle and smallest district in the West Coast region . It has a pure land area of ​​3475 km² and had at the census in 2013 with 13,371 inhabitants a population density of 3.8 inhabitants per km².

The western border of the district forms the coastline to the Tasman Sea . It is bordered to the south by the Westland District and to the northeast by the Buller District . The eastern border forms the Hurunui District , which already belongs to the Canterbury region. The landscape of the district is determined by the mountain landscape of the New Zealand Alps . The largest river is the Gray River , which flows into the Tasman Sea at Greymouth and the largest lake is Lake Brunner , which is around 25 km southeast of Greymouth . The largest city in the district is Greymouth .

climate

The Gray District is, like the entire region of the West Coast, preferably under the influence of southwest and northeast wind currents, which can come from different directions depending on the local and topology. Southwest to westerly winds usually bring a lot of clouds that rain down on the western slopes of the New Zealand Alps and thus lead to considerable amounts of precipitation. Between 3000 and over 6000 mm per year are possible depending on the location. In the area around Westport, rainfall is between 2000 and 2300 mm per year. The mean daytime temperatures in summer are around 20 ° C, falling to 10 ° C at high altitudes. In winter, the mean daytime temperatures level off between 1 ° C and 3 ° C, between Westport and Greymouth up to 7 ° C., At altitudes below freezing point. The duration of sunshine along the entire coast and in the northern part of the west coast region is between 1600 and 1800 hours per year, but in the mountains it drops to less than 1300 hours.

population

Population development

Of the 13,371 residents of the district in 2013, 1,155 residents were of Māori origin (8.6%). This means that 0.2% of the country's Māori population lived in the Gray District . The median income in the population in 2013 was NZ $ 26,600,  compared to NZ $ 28,500 national average.

Origin and languages

When asked about ethnic group membership in the 2013 census, 92.6% said they were European, 9.3% said they had Māori roots, 1.1% came from the islands of the Pacific and 1.8% % came from Asia (multiple answers were possible). 9.7% of the population said they were born overseas. 1.4% of the population spoke Māori as the second most common language after English, and 8.4% of the Māori did so.

politics

administration

The Gray District is divided into four wards , the Central Ward with four Councilors (councilors), the Eastern Ward with two and the Notherns Ward and the Southern Ward with one councilor each . The eight councilors together with the Mayor (Mayor) the district council (district council) and every three years to be re-elected.

economy

Agriculture and fishing in the district are important industries. 30% of the district's employees work in the region's coal and gold mining operations. The manufacturing industry is also oriented accordingly.

In Greymouth is u. a. the Monteith's Brewing Company , one of New Zealand's most famous breweries.

Infrastructure

traffic

The district is connected in terms of transport by the New Zealand State Highway 6 , which , coming from the north of Westport , runs through Greymouth and continues south along the coast. The New Zealand State Highway 7 begins in Greymouth and runs east into the interior via Reefton . The State Highway 73 runs from the coast through the southern part of the district to the east.

See also

• List of architectural monuments in Greymouth

Web links

• Homepage . Gray District Council,accessed July 17, 2016. 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Postcode Boundaries - Gray District . (PDF 1.8 MB) New Zealand Post , accessed on May 5, 2017 (English).  
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Gray District - Population and dwellings . Statistics New Zealand , accessed July 17, 2016 .  
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Gray District Council . In: Local Councils . Department of Internal Affairs , accessed July 17, 2016 .  
4. ↑ GR Macara : The Climate and Weather of West Coast . In: NIWA Science and Technologies Series . 2nd Edition. Number 72 . National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research , 2016, ISSN 1173-0382 , p.   13, 16, 24, 29 (English, online PDF 3.5 MB [accessed on May 5, 2017]).
5. ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Gray District - Cultural diversity . Statistics New Zealand , accessed July 17, 2016 .  
6. ↑ Mayor and Councilors . Gray District Council , accessed July 17, 2016 .  
7. ^ Industries . Gray District Council , accessed July 17, 2016 .  
8. ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed July 17, 2016 .