Te Awamutu

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Te Awamutu
Geographical location
Te Awamutu (New Zealand)
Te Awamutu
Coordinates 38 ° 1 ′  S , 175 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 38 ° 1 ′  S , 175 ° 20 ′  E
Region ISO NZ-WKO
Country New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
region Waikato
District Waipa District
Ward Te Awamutu Ward
Administrative headquarters Seat of administration for the Waipa District
Residents 10 205 (2013)
height 57 m
Post Code 3800
Telephone code +64 (0) 7
UN / LOCODE NZ TAW
website www.teawamutu.co.nz

Te Awamutu is a town in the Waipa District of the Waikato regionon the North Island of New Zealand . The city is the seat of the Waipa District Council .

Origin of name

The name of the city means something like "the end of the river" in the Māori language , which probably indicated that the Mangapiko Stream could still be canoeed up to the area where the city is today however not.

geography

The city is located around 25 kilometers south of Hamilton and about 18 km southwest of Cambridge in the great plain of Punui River and numerous streams (streams), one of the streams , the Mangapiko stream runs right through the city. About 20 km west of Te Awamutu is the 962  m high Mount Pirongia , which is not only the highest mountain in the district, but in the entire region. To the north and east lies the fertile Waikato Plains .

history

In the 14th century the Waikato region was settled by the descendants of the Tainui Waka (canoe). 1839 British missionary who established the Church of England , Benjamin Yates Ashwell first missionary station in the area. In 1841 he was followed by the Reverend John Morgan , who taught the Māori agricultural techniques and as a result the region developed so well that income could soon be sold as far as Auckland .

In the New Zealand Wars in the 19th century the whole region played an important role, Te Awamutu itself served as a garrison town for the European settlers.

population

In the 2013 census, the city had 10,205 inhabitants, 5.0% more than in the 2006 census.

economy

Te Awamutu is the economic center of the agricultural area, the administrative center of the district and "New Zealand's Rose Capital", as the city calls itself. With around 3000 rose bushes, a rose garden and an annual rose festival, one tries to maintain the image it has given itself and to market it economically. Agriculture in the surrounding area is characterized by milk production and sheep breeding, and in the city itself companies offer technical products and fertilizers for agriculture. Milk processing also takes place in the urban area.

Infrastructure

Road traffic

The New Zealand State Highway 3 runs through Te Awamutu and connects the city to the north with Hamilton and to the south with Otorohanga .

Rail transport

The railway line of the North Island Main Trunk Railway runs through the western part of the city and has a train station and industry in the district.

Personalities

See also

literature

  • Helga Neubauer: Te Awamutu . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 414-416 .

Web links

Commons : Te Awamutu  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Homepage . Te Awamutu Online,accessed October 17, 2017.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Te Awamutu West, Central, East, South . Statistics New Zealand , accessed on October 17, 2017 (English, StatsMap: Meshblock analysis from the interactive map).
  2. ^ Neubauer: Te Awamutu . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 416 .
  3. ↑ a b Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed October 17, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b Neubauer: Te Awamutu . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 415 .