Populated places in the West Coast Region

Greymouth () (Māori: Māwhera) is the largest town in the West Coast region in the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the Grey District Council. The population of the whole Grey District is , which accounts for % of the West Coast's inhabitants. The Greymouth urban area had an estimated population of A large proportion of the District, 65%, is part of the Conservation Estate owned and managed by the Department of Conservation making Greymouth a natural centre for walkers and trampers.

thumb|276x276px Hokitika is a town in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island, south of Greymouth, and close to the mouth of the Hokitika River. It is the seat and largest town in the Westland District. The town's estimated population is as of .

town in New Zealand

town in New Zealand

Ahaura is a town in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island, sited where the Ahaura River flows into the Grey River. State Highway 7 and the Stillwater–Ngākawau railway line pass through the town. Greymouth is to the south-west, and Reefton is to the north-east.

Punakaiki is a small village on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located between Westport and Greymouth on , the only through-road on the West Coast. Punakaiki is immediately adjacent to Paparoa National Park, and is also the access point for a popular visitor attraction, the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes.

village in New Zealand

Karamea is a town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the northernmost settlement of any real size on the West Coast, and is located northeast by road from Westport. Apart from a narrow coastal strip, the town of Karamea and its local area are completely surrounded to the south, east and north by Kahurangi National Park.

locality in Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand

locality in Grey District, West Coast Region, New Zealand

Granity is a small town on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, north-east of Westport on State Highway 67. Karamea is further north.

locality in Grey District, West Coast Region, New Zealand

locality in Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand

Reefton is a small town in the West Coast region of New Zealand, approximately northeast of Greymouth, in the Inangahua River valley. Ahaura is south-west of Reefton, Inangahua Junction is to the north, Maruia is to the east, and the Lewis Pass is to the south-east.

Whataroa is a small township in southern Westland on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on alluvial flats to the west of the Whataroa River. passes through Whataroa on its route from Ross to Franz Josef / Waiau. Hari Hari is to the north-east, and Franz Josef is 32 km to the south-west.

Barrytown (originally known as Seventeen Mile Beach and Fosbery) is a town in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. Barrytown sits on and is north of Runanga, on the Barrytown Flats. Punakaiki is further north. The town is near the southern end of Pakiroa Beach. The Māori name for the region is Paparoa.

locality in Grey District, West Coast Region, New Zealand

locality in Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand

Otira is a small township fifteen kilometres north of Arthur's Pass in the central South Island of New Zealand. It is on the northern approach to the pass, a saddle between the Ōtira and Bealey Rivers high in the Southern Alps. A possible meaning of is "o" (place of) and "tira" (the travellers). Another possible meaning is "Oti" (finished) and "ra" (Sun), because Otira Gorge is usually in deep shadow. thumb|left|John Burns Gallery of Modern Art nestled in the Otira Gorge

Waimangaroa is a small town located on the West Coast of New Zealand.

Kaniere is a small town in the Westland District of the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. Hokitika lies to the north-west, and the Hokitika River flows past to the south-west.

Kokiri is a settlement with a railway station on the Arnold River in the west of New Zealand's South Island.

thumb|Upper Maruia Valley, West Coast, New Zealand, 1976 Maruia is a locality in the West Coast region of New Zealand. The Shenandoah Highway (State Highway 65) passes through it. Murchison is 65 km north, the Lewis Pass is 39 km to the south-east, and Reefton is 63 km west by road. The Maruia River flows past to the west.

locality in Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand

locality in Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand

locality in Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand

locality in Grey District, West Coast Region, New Zealand

locality in Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand

Haupiri is a locality in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. Greymouth lies to the west. The Ahaura and Haupiri Rivers run through the area.

locality in Grey District, West Coast Region, New Zealand

Ngahere is a locality in the Grey District of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. The 2013 New Zealand census gave the population of Ngahere and its surrounding area as 363, an increase of 5.2% or 18 people since the 2006 census. Ngahere is located on the south bank of the Grey River, and State Highway 7 and the Stillwater–Westport Line (SWL) railway pass through the village.