Tawa (New Zealand)
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 10 ′ S , 174 ° 49 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-WGN | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Wellington | |
| District | Wellington City | |
| Residents | 13,000 (2006) | |
Tawa is a district of Wellington , the capital of New Zealand . It is located in the north of the city district on the district border with Porirua . According to the 2006 census, Tawa had a population of 13,000.
Local government
The region was part of the Tawa Flat District, which later became the Tawa District. In 1989, Tawa was incorporated into Wellington City and now elects two councilors and two councilors. Former Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast was from Tawa.
history
settlement
Tawa Flat was first settled by Pākehā in the mid-19th century, under the leadership of Edward Gibbon Wakefield of the New Zealand Company . In fact, it was divided into 100 and 1 acre blocks, much like the other early settlements in New Zealand. Much of the eastern part of Tawa belonged to a single family until the need for habitable land exceeded the need for arable land. 1951 a part of the place of Tawa and Linden was merged. Within two years it became the Tawa Flat district.
Individual evidence
- ^ Heritage - Tawa . Wellington City Library , archived from the original on September 27, 2011 ; accessed on May 18, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).