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| Grey District | |
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| — Territorial authority — | |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | West Coast Regional Council |
| District | Grey District Council |
| Seat | Greymouth |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tony Kokshoorn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,516.48 km2 (1,357.72 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2012 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 13,850 |
| • Density | 3.9000000000000/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | NZST (UTC+12) |
| • Summer (DST) | NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Postcode(s) | Map of postcodes |
| Area code(s) | 03 |
| Website | greydc.govt.nz |
Grey District in the West Coast Region of New Zealand is a municipality that covers Greymouth, Runanga, Blackball, Cobden and settlements along the Grey River. It has a land area of 3,516.48 km² (1,357.72 sq mi). The seat of the Grey District Council, the local government authority that administers the district, is at Greymouth, where 27% of the district's population live.
Population[]
The district had a population of 13,221 at the 2006 census, of whom 8% were Maori. Of the total population, 3600 lived in Greymouth, 1221 in Runanga, 1707 in Cobden and 330 in Blackball. With around 95% of its inhabitants being of European descent (2001 Census), the Grey District has a very homogeneous ethnic composition. Forty per cent of the population had no educational qualifications in 2001, as against around 27% in New Zealand as a whole.[2]
Infrastructure[]
There are 619 km of road in the district, of which 358 km are sealed (2000s data).[2]
Destruction of historic site[]
Greymouth has an historic World War II gun emplacement at Cobden. The council destroyed part of this site, without consultation, in 2007 to make way for a sewer line [3]
History[]
A county in the area was Grey County, New Zealand.
References[]
- ^ "Subnational population estimates at 30 June 2012". Statistics New Zealand. 23 October 2012. http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/estimates_and_projections/subnational-pop-estimates-tables.aspx. Retrieved 23 October 2012. Also "Infoshare; Group: Population Estimates - DPE; Table: Estimated Resident Population for Urban Areas, at 30 June (1996+) (Annual-Jun)". Statistics New Zealand. 19 December 2012. http://www.stats.govt.nz/infoshare/SelectVariables.aspx?pxID=2f5a6aa2-7aeb-4792-a34a-d5567eb8082f. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ a b District Profile (from the 'Long Term Community Outcomes Plan: 2006-2016', amended June 2007) Cite error: Invalid
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