Stratford District

Stratford District
Geographical location
Location of the Stratford District
Photo from the Stratford District
Stratford with its clock tower
Local authority
Country	New Zealand
island	North island
region	Taranaki
Local authority	District
Council	Stratford District Council
Headquarters of the administration	Stratford (New Zealand)
mayor	Neil Volzke
founding	1989
Post Code	3980, 4332, 4391-4397, 4399, 4679, 4980
Telephone code	+64 (0) 6
Website	www.stratford.govt.nz
presentation
Motto	In the heart of Taranaki ( In the heart of Taranaki )
geography
Region ISO	NZ-TKI
Coordinates	39 ° 20 ′  S , 174 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 20 ′  S , 174 ° 17 ′  E
Highest elevation	2518 m
surface	2 163  km 2
Residents	8th 988 (2013)
Population density	4.16 inhabitants per km 2
Statistical data
Public revenue	NZ $ 14.6 million  (2015)
Public expenditure	NZ $ 15.4 million  (2015)
Number of households	3 942 (2013)
Ø income	NZ $ 28,300  (2013)
Māori population	11.2% (2013)

The Stratford District is an administrative unit in New Zealand that largely belongs to the Taranaki region . The district council, called Stratford District Council , is located in the city of Stratford , as is the district administration.

geography

Geographical location

With 2163 km² of pure land, the district is the smallest district in the Taranaki region. With 8988 inhabitants in 2013, the district has a population density of 4.2 inhabitants per km² and thus has by far the fewest inhabitants of all three districts in the Region and only one eighth the population density of the New Plymouth District .

The Stratford District lies between the New Plymouth District to the north and the South Taranaki District to the south and west. To the east, the Ruapehu District and Whanganui District , both of which belong to the Manawatu-Wanganui region , as well as around 30% of the Stratford District .

The district includes the eastern flank of the 2518  m high Mount Taranaki with the eastern part of the Egmont National Park and two conservation areas (areas worth protecting). The only town in the district is Stratford .

climate

The district is under the influence of westerly winds coming from the Tasman Sea and in the lee of Mount Taranaki . Summers are moderately warm and winters are mild. The mean summer maximum temperatures are between 20 ° C and 23 ° C in summer and 2 ° C to 7 ° C in winter and the rainfall between 1500 and over 2000 mm spread over the year. The duration of sunshine amounts to 1700 to 2000 hours per year.

history

The place of today's Stratford was originally a settlement of the Māori . After the New Zealand Wars in the 1860s, the Māori were expropriated and their land was sold to European settlers. The city, founded in 1877, was named Stratford-on-Patea , based on the English city of Stratford-upon-Avon , which is Shakespeare's birthplace. Later the city was simply called Stratford and the district belonging to it was named after it.

A specialty in the district is the place Whangamomona . With only 40 inhabitants, the place manages every two years to gather several thousand members of the Republic of Whangamomona for a Whangamomona Republic Day and to celebrate a folk festival. The background to the proclamation of the republic was the resistance of the population to the administrative reform in 1989. The reorganization of the district and regional affiliation of the place and its surroundings led to a peaceful rebellion including a petition to the government. Over 400 people from all over New Zealand came at the time and joined the petition. The Whangamomona Republic Day was born and the consequential folk festival which is celebrated every two years, too.

population

Population development

Of the 8,988 inhabitants of the district in 2013, 1,011 were of Māori origin (11.2%). This means that 0.2% of the country's Māori population lived in the Stratford District . The median income in the population in 2013 was NZ $ 28,300,  compared to NZ $ 28,500 national average.

Origin and languages

When asked about ethnic group membership in the 2013 census, 91.8% said they were European, 11.8% said they had Māori roots, 0.6% came from the islands of the Pacific and 2.2 % came from Asia (multiple answers were possible). 9.3% of the population said they were born overseas and 2.0% of the population spoke Māori , 13.1% of the Māori .

politics

administration

The Stratford District is again divided into two wards , the Urban Ward with six Councilors (council members) and the Rural Ward with four Councilors . Together with the Mayor (mayor) they form the District Council (district council). The mayor and the ten councilors are re-elected every three years.

economy

The district's main line of business is agriculture with milk production. Sheep and cattle breeding are also to be found.

Infrastructure

traffic

The Stratford District is connected by the New Zealand State Highway 3 , which crosses the western part of the district from the north in a southerly direction and runs through Stratford . State Highway 43 branches off to the east from here. This highway leads to Taumarunui and along its entire length through extremely sparsely populated area. For this reason the highway is also popularly known as the " Forgotten World Highway ".

Web links

• Homepage . Stratford District,accessed June 19, 2016. 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Postcode Boundaries - Stratford District . (PDF 2.0 MB) New Zealand Post , accessed on May 4, 2017 (English).  
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Stratford District - Population and dwellings . Statistics New Zealand , accessed June 19, 2016 .  
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Stratford District Council . In: Local Councils . Department of Internal Affairs , accessed June 19, 2016 .  
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed June 19, 2016 .  
5. ^ PR Chappell : The Climate and Weather of Taranaki . In: NIWA Science and Technologies Series . 2nd Edition. Number 64 . National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research , 2014, ISSN 1173-0382 , p.   15, 17, 24, 28 (English, online [PDF; 4.1 MB ; accessed on May 4, 2017]).
6. ^ History and Heritage . Stratford District Council , accessed June 19, 2016 .  
7. ^ The Republic of Whangamomona . Whangamomona Hotel , archived from the original on November 3, 2013 ; accessed on May 16, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).  
8. ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Stratford District - Cultural diversity . Statistics New Zealand , accessed June 19, 2016 .  
9. ↑ Mayor and Councilors . Stratford District Council , accessed June 19, 2016 .  
10. ↑ Facts and Stats . Stratford District Council , accessed June 19, 2016 .  
11. ^ Forgotten World Highway . New Zealand Tourism , accessed June 19, 2016 .