Raglan (New Zealand)
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Raglan Māori: Whaingaroa |
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 48 ′ S , 174 ° 52 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-WKO | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Waikato | |
| District | Waikato District | |
| Ward | Raglan Ward | |
| Residents | 2 736 (2013) | |
| height | 20 m | |
| Post Code | 3225 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 7 | |
| UN / LOCODE | NZ RAG | |
| website | www.raglan23.co.nz | |
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.jpg) Former municipal building |
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Raglan is a place in the Waikato District of the Waikato Regionon the North Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The place was named in honor of Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan , who was in command of the British troops in the Crimean War (1855-1856). The Maori name of the place was previously Whaingaroa .
geography
The place is located around 35 km west of Hamilton , around 2.5 km inland at Raglan Harbor ( Whāingaroa ), which gives the place access to the Tasman Sea . The Opotoru River, which comes from the south, flows west of the town into Raglan Harbor and around 9 km southwest of the town rises the 756 m high Mount Karioi , an extinct former volcano.
population
In the 2013 census, the town had 2,736 inhabitants, 3.6% more than in the 2006 census.
Infrastructure
Road traffic
Raglan can be reached via New Zealand State Highway 23 , which connects the place directly with Hamilton in the east and New Zealand State Highway 3 .
Air traffic
The place has a small airfield with a grass runway on a headland in the western part. Small single-engine aircraft can take off and land from here.
Shipping
The place has a landing stage at its headland protruding into Whāingaroa Harbor .
Sports
Around 3 to 4 km west of the town there are some bays where particularly long waves occur, which are particularly suitable for surfing . The most famous surfing areas are Manu Bay , Whale Bay and Indicators Bay as well as Ngarunui Beach . One of the first surf films, The Endless Summer , was shot partly in raglan.
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Raglan . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 283 f .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Raglan . Statistics New Zealand , accessed October 4, 2017 .
- ^ Neubauer: Raglan . In: The New Zealand Book . 2000, p. 283 .
- ↑ a b Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed October 4, 2017 .
- ↑ Raglan Surf . Raglan 23 , accessed October 4, 2017 .
- ^ Surf Report - Where to surf . Raglan Ink , 2010, archived from the original on June 2, 2010 ; accessed on October 1, 2017 (English, original website no longer available).