Mangawhai
| Mangawhai | ||
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 8 ′ S , 174 ° 35 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-NTL | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Northland | |
| District | Kaipara District | |
| Ward | Otamatea Ward | |
| Residents | 1 329 (2013) | |
| height | 6 m | |
| Post Code | 0505 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 9 | |
| UN / LOCODE | NZ MGW | |
Mangawhai is a place in the Kaipara District of the Northland regionon the North Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The name of the place is made up of two parts, " manga " , which means "river" in the Māori language and " whai " , which stands for the chief Te Whai , who after an attack by the Ngāpuhi on the place Pakiri in the area of today's Mangawhai fled.
geography
The place is located around 49 km south-southeast of Whangarei and around 19 km northeast of Wellsford directly on Mangawhai Harbor , which has access to the Pacific Ocean around 5 km northeast of the place . The place is connected to the New Zealand State Highway 1 in terms of traffic via an approximately 13 km long country road leading to the west that meets the highway at Kaiwaka .
population
In the 2013 census, the town and its surrounding area had 1,329 inhabitants, 44.8% more than in the 2006 census. The town itself only had 360 inhabitants.
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Mangawhai . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 121 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Mangawhai . Statistics New Zealand , accessed on November 9, 2017 (English, StatsMap: Meshblock analysis from the interactive map).
- ↑ Neubauer: Mangawhai . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 121 .
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed November 9, 2017 .