Buller District

Buller District
Territorial authority

Country	New Zealand
Region	West Coast Region
Seat	Westport
Government
• Mayor	Garry Howard (Buller District Council)
Area
• Total	7,953.12 km² (3,070.72 sq mi)
Population (June 2015 estimate)^[1]
• Total	10,350
• Density	1.3/km² (3.4/sq mi)
Time zone	NZST (UTC+12)
• Summer (DST)	NZDT (UTC+13)
Postcode(s)	Map of postcodes
Area code(s)	03
Website	bullerdc.govt.nz

Buller District, one of 53 districts of New Zealand, and is within the West Coast Region. It covers Westport, Karamea, Reefton and Inangahua Junction.

Buller District overall land area is 7,953.12 km² (3,070.72 sq mi).

The district is administered by the Buller District Council with the seat in Westport, in which 45% of the district's population live.

Population

View of Westport, the district's capital

The district has a population of 9,702 at the 2006 census with 3900 living in Westport, 423 in Karamea, 159 in Inangahua Junction and 948 in Reefton. The 2011 estimate is 10,100.

History

It is understood by the carbon dating of Umu (ovens) that the Maori people had settled in this region some 700 years ago.

During the period, 1853 to 1876, Buller was administrated as part of the Nelson Province. After 1876 a similarly named Buller County existed in this area.

The Buller District was formed under the 1989 local government reforms through the amalgamation of the Buller County, Inangahua County and Westport Borough Councils.^[2]

References

↑ "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2015 (provisional)". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015. For urban areas, "Infoshare; Group: Population Estimates - DPE; Table: Estimated Resident Population for Urban Areas, at 30 June (1996+) (Annual-Jun)". Statistics New Zealand. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
↑ "Buller Heritage". Buller District Libraries. Retrieved 25 October 2013.

External links

Media related to Buller District at Wikimedia Commons

Buller District Council

Towns in the Buller District, West Coast, New Zealand

Towns	Inangahua Junction Karamea Reefton Westport (seat)

Minor towns and localities	Arapito Blacks Point Carters Beach Charleston Cronadun Crushington Denniston Granity Hector Lyell Maruia Millerton Mōkihinui Ngakawau Punakaiki Seddonville Sergeants Hill Stockton Summerlea Te Kuha Waimangaroa Waiuta

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Cities

Districts

North Island	Far North Whangarei Kaipara Thames-Coromandel Hauraki Waikato Matamata-Piako Waipa South Waikato Otorohanga Rotorua Waitomo Taupo Western Bay of Plenty Whakatane Kawerau Opotiki Gisborne Wairoa Hastings Central Hawke's Bay New Plymouth Stratford South Taranaki Ruapehu Whanganui Rangitikei Manawatu Tararua Horowhenua Kapiti Coast Masterton Carterton South Wairarapa

South Island	Tasman Marlborough Buller Grey Westland Kaikoura Hurunui Waimakariri Selwyn Ashburton Timaru Mackenzie Waimate Waitaki Queenstown-Lakes Central Otago Clutha Gore Southland

Other	Chatham Islands

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Authorities in italics are unitary authorities

Coordinates: 41°48′47″S 171°47′35″E / 41.813°S 171.793°E / -41.813; 171.793

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