Waipawa
Waipawa | |
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Minor urban area | |
Waipawa's location within the North Island | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Region | Hawke's Bay |
Territorial authority | Central Hawke's Bay District |
Population (June 2015 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 2,070 |
Postcode(s) | 4210 |
Waipawa is the second-largest town in Central Hawke's Bay in the east of the North Island of New Zealand. It has a population of 2,070 (June 2015 estimate).[1] At the 2013 census, it had a population of 1,965, a change of 2.2 percent from the 2006 census.[2]
The town is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of Waipukurau and 46 km (29 mi) southwest of Hastings, on the northern bank of the Waipawa River, a tributary of the Tukituki River.[3][4] Waipawa was settled in the early 1860s, and the Settler's Museum exhibits many of these historical collections.[5]
It holds the main office of the Central Hawke's Bay District Council, and holds the distinction of being New Zealand's oldest inland European settlement.
Waipawa was originally called Abbotsford.[6] There was also a children's home in Waipawa named Abbotsford.
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