Pukekohe ( eng. Pukekohe ) is a city in the Auckland region of New Zealand , in Franklin district, located about 50 km south of the city of Auckland . In 2005, about 21,500 people lived in the city.
| City | |
| Pukekohe | |
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| English Pukekohe | |
| A country |  New Zealand |
| Region | Auckland |
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| Timezone | UTC + 12 |
| Population | |
| Population | 25,000 people ( 2009 ) |
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| Telephone code | +64 9 |
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Title
From Maori, the name of the city is translated as “Kokhekohe Hill” (Kokhekohe is the local name of the tree Dysoxylum spectabile ) [1] .
Geography
Pukekohe is located on the New Zealand island of North , between the southern coast of Manukau Bay and the mouth of the Waikato River. Nearby are the hills of Pukekohe and Bombay Hills. The city is located 88 km north-west of Hamilton and 8 km north-west of Tuacau [1] .
History
The indigenous people of the area in which Pukekohe is located are the New Zealand Maori people. In 1863 , during the years of the New Zealand Land Wars , near the settlement, a major battle took place between Maori and European colonists, as a result of which the Maori army was completely defeated. A European settlement in the area appeared around 1865. [2] Nevertheless, Pukekoh was more or less formed as a city only in 1880 , which is considered the year when the settlement was founded [1] . For a long time, Pukekohe was under the control of the Pukekohe Road Highway Administration, formed in October 1861 [3] , and developed as an agricultural center for growing vegetables, which were then delivered to Auckland . The railroad in the area that linked it to Auckland appeared in 1875 . On June 10, 1905, Pukekohe got the status of a city district ( English town district ), and on April 1, 1912 became Boro [1] . After the reform of local government in New Zealand in October 1989, the Franklin County merged with Borough Pukekohe, Uaiuku, and Tuacau and formed Franklin County , the center of which was the city of Pukekohe [4] .
Currently, the city is the center of one of the agricultural regions of New Zealand, which grows a third of all New Zealand vegetables. [5] The main agricultural crops are potatoes and onions . In addition, an important role in the economy of the city is dairy cattle and sheep breeding. From the industry developed mainly food industry: the production of butter , milk powder . There are also plants for the production of cement , woodworking, repair of agricultural machinery [1] .
Population
According to the estimates of 2009, about 25 thousand people live in Pukekoh, mostly of European descent, with a significant proportion of Maori and Indian and East Asian diasporas [6] . It is one of the fastest growing cities in New Zealand.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Pukekohe (English) . Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. The appeal date is April 8, 2010. Archived April 22, 2012.
- ↑ Pukekohe (English) . The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Auckland Provincial District. The appeal date is April 8, 2010. Archived April 22, 2012.
- ↑ Manukau topics: government and politics. Introduction (English) . Manukau City Council. The appeal date is April 8, 2010. Archived April 22, 2012.
- ↑ Manukau topics: government and politics (English) . Manukau City Council. The appeal date is April 8, 2010. Archived April 22, 2012.
- ↑ Auckland places. Pukekohe (eng.) . Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. The appeal date is April 8, 2010. Archived April 22, 2012.
- ↑ Subnational population estimates at 30 June 2006–09 (English) (not available link) . Statistics of New Zealand. Archived April 22, 2012.