Waikanae (Kapiti Coast)

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Waikanae
Geographical location
Waikanae (New Zealand)
Waikanae
Coordinates 40 ° 53 ′  S , 175 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 53 ′  S , 175 ° 4 ′  E
Region ISO NZ-WGN
Country New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
region Wellington
District Kapiti Coast District
Ward Waikanae Ward
Residents 7th 587 (2013)
height 30 m
Post Code 5036
Telephone code +64 (0) 4
Photography of the place
St Andrew's Church, Waikanae, Reikorangi, NZ (2603126863) .jpg
St Andrew's Church in Waikanae

Waikanae is a city in the Kapiti Coast District of Wellington on the North Island of New Zealand .

Origin of name

The name of the city means in the Māori language "The watercourse of the mullet ", where " wai " stands for water and " kanae " for mullet.

geography

The city is located around 34 km north-northeast of Porirua and around 32 km southwest of Levin on the coast of the Kapiti Coast . Wellington , the largest city in the region, is around 52 km south-southwest.

Waikanae Beach is the neighboring place to the coast and about 5 km north-northwest this is the place Peka Peka . To the east of the city rise the Tararua Range and the Akatarawa Valley , which is home to the Staglands Wildlife Reserve . The Waikanae River flowssouth of the cityand flows into the Tasman Sea around 5 km west of the city center.

population

In the 2013 census, the town had 7587 inhabitants, 3.4% more than in the 2006 census.

economy

There are several service companies in the city, a quarry and gravel and concrete works on the southern outskirts. Sheep breeding is preferred in the surrounding area.

Infrastructure

Road traffic

The New Zealand State Highway 1 runs through Waikanae and connects the city with all cities and towns on the coast to the north and south. A country road leading into the mountains branches off to the south and connects the city with Upper Hutt, around 28 km to the south .

Rail transport

The North Island Main Trunk Railway also runs through town . From the city, suburban trains on the Kapiti Coast Line run to Wellington . On the section to Paraparaumu , Kiwi Rail Scenic Journeys operates two train connections, the Capital Connection between Palmerston North and Wellington and the Northern Explorer between Auckland and Wellington .

See also

literature

  • Helga Neubauer: Waikanae . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 585 f .

Web links

Commons : Waikanae  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Source population figures for: Waikanae Park , - West , and - East
  2. ^ Neubauer: Waikanae . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 586 .
  3. ↑ a b c Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed October 22, 2017 .
  4. ^ Neubauer: Waikanae . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 585 .