West Coast Region

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Te Tai Poutini
Region
Map showing location within New Zealand
Coordinates: 42°36′S 171°24′E / 42.6°S 171.4°E / -42.6; 171.4Coordinates: 42°36′S 171°24′E / 42.6°S 171.4°E / -42.6; 171.4
CountryNew Zealand
IslandSouth Island
Constituent territorial authorities
List
Government
 • TypeRegional council
 • BodyWest Coast Regional Council
 • ChairPeter Haddock[1]
Area
 • Land23,245.65 km2 (8,975.20 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Total32,700
HDI (2021)0.914[3]
very high · 11th
Websitewcrc.govt.nz

West Coast (Māori: Te Tai Poutini) is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand. It is on the South Island. Its largest town is Greymouth.

West Coast Region Media

  • A map showing population density in the West Coast Region at the 2006 census

  • Looking south from Punakaiki on the West Coast of New Zealand. The snow on the Southern Alps can be seen in the distance.

  • Dillmanstown, a gold mining town

  • Fox Glacier, a popular visitor destination on the West Coast

  • Knights Point, typical rugged coastline of the West Coast

  • Greymouth Town Clock

  • Clock Tower, Hokitikalabel QS:Len,"Clock Tower, Hokitika"*label QS:Lhu,"Óratorony, Hokitika"

    • Broadway, Reefton, West Coast, New Zealand

References

  1. ↑ Naish, Joanne. Allan Birchfield removed as West Coast Regional Council chairperson. Stuff (28 March 2023).
  2. ↑ Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022. (regional councils); Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022. (territorial authorities); Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022. (urban areas)
  3. ↑ Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
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