Pukekohe
| Pukekohe | ||
| Geographical location | ||
|
||
| Coordinates | 37 ° 12 ′ S , 174 ° 54 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-AUK | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
|
|
| region | Auckland | |
| District | Auckland Council | |
| Ward | Franklin Ward | |
| Residents | 19th 920 (2013) | |
| height | 66 m | |
| Post Code | 2120 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 9 | |
| UN / LOCODE | NZ PKK | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 Pukekohe East Church |
||
| Remarks | ||
| belonged to the Franklin District until October 2010 | ||
Pukekohe is a formerly independent city in the urban area of the Auckland Council on the North Island of New Zealand . Until the end of October 2010, Pukekohe belonged to the Franklin District , which wasincorporatedinto the Auckland Council with effect from November 1, 2010 as part of the reorganization of the greater Auckland area.
Origin of name
The name of the city was borrowed from a hill of the same name south of the city. In the Māori language , " puke " means hill and " kohe " is derived from " Kohekohe ", a New Zealand tree (Dysoxylum spectabile).
geography
The city is located about 42 km south-southeast of downtown Auckland and about 70 km north-northwest of Hamilton , on the northern edge of the plain of the Waikato River , which is about 8 km south looking its way west to the Tasman Sea .
population
In the 2013 census, the city had 19,920 inhabitants, 18.8% more than in the 2006 census.
economy
Founded in the 1860s, the city was the rural administrative and economic center of the former Franklin District . Today the city prefers to make a living from growing vegetables and dairy farming. Accordingly, there are also processing companies and companies that manufacture and trade consumer goods for agriculture in the city.
Infrastructure
Road traffic
The New Zealand State Highway 22 leads through Pukekohe , which connects the city to the north near Drury to the New Zealand State Highway 1 and thus to Auckland and to the south via Tuakau into the mountains in the Waikato region .
Rail transport
About Pukekohe railway line of the leading North Iceland Main Trunk Railway , the Wellington in the south with Auckland connects the north with each other. North of the city branches off from this stretch of the Mission Bush Branch to the steelworks of New Zealand Steel in Glenbrook . The Glenbrook Vintage Railway also operates a section of this route .
Education
The city has numerous educational institutions. In addition to various primary schools , she has a secondary school, Pukekohe High School , which in 1915 had a total of 1,578 students in grades 9 to 15.
Sports
The Pukekohe Park Raceway , located in the southeast of the city, hosts horse racing and motorsport events.
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Pukekohe . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 294 .
Web links
- Homepage . Pukekohe Business Association,accessed September 30, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Pukekohe West, North, Bledisloe Park , Paerata - Cape Hill . Statistics New Zealand , accessed on September 30, 2017 (English, StatsMap: Meshblock analysis from the interactive map).
- ↑ a b Neubauer: Pukekohe . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 294 .
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed September 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Pukekohe High School . Education Review Office , accessed September 30, 2017 .