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City in Taranaki, New Zealand New Plymouth Ngāmotu (Māori) City New Plymouth city skyline looking south from the foreshore with Mount Taranaki on the horizon. New Plymouth Show map of Taranaki Region New Plymouth Show map of North Island New Plymouth Show map of New Zealand Coordinates: 39°03′28″S 174°04′27″E / 39.05778°S 174.07417°E / -39.05778; 174.07417 Country New ...
Motunui is the location of the Motunui methanol plant, which was the largest in the world at the time of construction. [2] It was opened in 1986 to convert natural gas to methanol, then the methanol to synthetic petrol using a process developed by Mobil. The plant was one of the Think Big projects of the Third National Government.
New Plymouth is the grey area on the northern coastline. Mount Taranaki is the second highest mountain in the North Island, and the dominant geographical feature of the region. A Māori legend says that Mount Taranaki previously lived with the Tongariro , Ngāuruhoe and Ruapehu mountains of the central North Island but fled to its current ...
New Plymouth District covers 2,205.59 km 2 (851.58 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 90,000 as of June 2024, [2] with a population density of 41 people per km 2. The New Plymouth District is the 11th largest district (out of 67) in New Zealand.
Merrilands is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the south-east of the city centre. It is located to the south-east of the city centre. The Waiwhakaiho River runs past Merrilands to the east, and Te Henui Stream runs past to the west.
Spotswood had a population of 3,633 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 183 people (5.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 165 people (4.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,416 households, comprising 1,806 males and 1,827 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female.
Waiwhakaiho is an industrial suburb of New Plymouth, in the Taranaki region, on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located near the mouth of the Waiwhakaiho River, on the eastern side of the city. Most housing was built in the 2010s. [3] A new walkway was also completed in Waiwhakiho in the 2010s. [4]
New Plymouth Central had a population of 1,110 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 42 people (−3.6%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 42 people (−3.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 525 households, comprising 573 males and 534 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.07 males per female.