Paraparaumu

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Paraparaumu
Geographical location
Paraparaumu (New Zealand)
Paraparaumu
Coordinates 40 ° 54 ′  S , 175 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 54 ′  S , 175 ° 0 ′  E
Region ISO NZ-WGN
Country New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
region Wellington
District Kapiti Coast District
Ward Paraparaumu Ward
Residents 8th 685 (2013)
height 7 m
Post Code 5032
Telephone code +64 (0) 4
UN / LOCODE NZ PPQ
Photography of the place
Airport overhead.jpg
Aerial view of the Kapiti Coast Airport

Paraparaumu is a town in the Kapiti Coast District of Wellington on the North Island of New Zealand .

geography

The city is located around 28 km north-northeast of Porirua and around 40 km southwest of Levin on the coast of the Kapiti Coast . Wellington , the largest city in the region, is around 46 km south-southwest.

Paraparaumu Beach , Raumati Beach and Raumati South are the places directly adjacent to the coast, Otaihanga is directly adjacent to the northeast and Waikanae and Waikanae Beach , both around 6 km away, are the adjacent places to the north and northeast. Paekakariki , as a neighboring town in a south-westerly direction, is about 10 km away.

population

In the 2013 census, the city had 8,685 inhabitants, 5.9% more than in the 2006 census.

Together with the closely adjacent towns of Paraparaumu Beach with 8508 inhabitants, Raumati Beach with 4848 inhabitants, Raumati South with 3594 inhabitants and Otaihanga with 1206 inhabitants, the city forms a single settlement and together comes to 26,841 inhabitants in 2013, which is an increase in the number of inhabitants 2006 was around 6.3%.

Infrastructure

Road traffic

The New Zealand State Highway 1 runs through Paraparaumu and connects the city with all cities and towns on the coast to the north and south.

Rail transport

The North Island Main Trunk Railway also runs through the city and runs parallel to State Highway 1 and has a train station in the city. From there, suburban trains run on the Kapiti Coast Line to Wellington and Waikanae . On the section to Paraparaumu , Kiwi Rail Scenic Journeys operates two train connections with diesel locomotives: the Capital Connection between Palmerston North and Wellington and the Northern Explorer between Auckland and Wellington . Both trains stop in Paraparaumu .

Air traffic

With Kapiti Coast Airport, the city ​​has an airport with two paved runways, each 1450 m and 1000 m long. The airport is one of the few privately owned airports in New Zealand. It serves Wellington , Blenheim and Nelson airports . Including training flights, the operator reported around 25,000 flight activities per year for the airport as of 2017.

Education

In Paraparaumu is the Paraparaumu College , the largest secondary school of the Kapiti Coast region . The Kapiti College is located in the nearby Raumati Beach and Otaki College is in Otaki to find.

Sports

The city used to have its own football club, Paraparaumu United . After the merger with Kapiti Hearts in 2003, the newly formed association was named Kapiti Coast United and found its home in Weka Park in Raumati .

Personalities

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Paraparaumu Central . Statistics New Zealand , accessed September 20, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b c d Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed September 20, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Population of Paraparaumu Beach North and Paraparaumu Beach South :
  4. ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Raumati beach . Statistics New Zealand , accessed September 20, 2017 .
  5. ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Raumati South . Statistics New Zealand , accessed September 20, 2017 .
  6. ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Otaihanga . Statistics New Zealand , accessed September 20, 2017 .
  7. ↑ About Kapiti Coast Airport . Kapiti Coast Airport , accessed September 20, 2017 .