Over de plaats » Waimate, Waimate District, Canterbury, Nieuw Zeeland

The article is about the town in the South Island, New Zealand. For the District see Waimate District. For the Waimate Mission Station in the North Island see Te Waimate mission. Waimate Waimate is located in New ZealandWaimateWaimate Urban Area Population: 2,835 (2006 census) Extent: Territorial Authority Name: Waimate District Council Population: 7,206 (2006 census) Land area: 3,582.19 km² (1,383.09 sq mi) Mayor: John Coles Website: http://www. waimatedc. govt. nz/Waimate/ Extent: Pareora River to Waitaki River, Pacific Ocean to Hakataramea Valley Regional Council Name: Canterbury Regional Council Waimate is a town and part of the Waimate District in the South Island of New Zealand. It is 45.7 km south of Timaru in south Canterbury, 20 km north of the Waitaki River. The population of Waimate District at the 2006 census was 7,206 people. Waimate has the fewest Maori people per district in New Zealand. It has an area of 3,582.19 square kilometres . Waimate is well-known locally for its population of Bennett's wallabies. These marsupials were introduced from Australia and now live in the wild in the countryside surrounding the town.