Kingston (New Zealand)
| Kingston | ||
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| Coordinates | 45 ° 20 ′ S , 168 ° 43 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-OTA | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Otago | |
| District | Queenstown-Lakes District | |
| Ward | Queenstown - Wakatipu Ward | |
| Residents | 237 (2013) | |
| height | 300 m | |
| Post Code | 9793 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 3 | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 Kingston Railway Station |
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Kingston is a small town in the Queenstown-Lakes District of the Otago regionon the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The place is located at the southern end of Lake Wakatipu , around 34 km south of Queenstown and around 50 km northeast of Lumsden .
history
Kingston originated on the site of the Māori settlement Takerehaka . Later, the settlement site was after on the goldfields Otago s supervising police commissioner St. John Branigan " St Johns called". The current name was probably given by Irish immigrants to a place in Ireland .
population
In the 2013 census, the town had 237 inhabitants, 19.7% more than in the 2006 census.
Infrastructure
Road traffic
Kingston is connected to the New Zealand road system via the New Zealand State Highway 6 , which runs past to the east .
Rail transport
From there, a railway line leads to Fairlight Station, 10 km to the south .
Shipping
The place has a pier at the northwest end.
tourism
The place gave its name to today's Kingston Flyer tourist train . This runs on a 14 km long section of the former Kingston Branch branch line , which was in operation from 1878 to 1979.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed June 28, 2017 .
- ^ Frederick WG Miller: Golden days of Lake County. The history of Lake County and the Boroughs of Queenstown and Arrowtown. Whitcombe and Tombs, Dunedin 1949, p. 62.
- ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Kingston . Statistics New Zealand , accessed June 28, 2017 .
