Gisborne District
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region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island
Key facts
- Country
- New Zealand
- Island
- North Island
- Constituted as local authority district
- 1 November 1989 ( 1989-11-01 )
- Seat
- Gisborne
- Wards
- List Matakaoa-Waiapu Waipaoa Tawhiti-Uawa Taruheru-Patutahi Gisborne
- Body
- Gisborne District Council
- Mayor
- Rehette Stoltz
- Deputy mayor
- Aubrey Ria
- Land
- 8,385.06 km (3,237.49 sq mi)
- Territorial
- 52,700
- Density
- 6.28/km (16.3/sq mi)
- Urban
- 38,100
- Total
- NZ$ 2.690 billion (2021) ( 14th )
- Per capita
- NZ$51,833 (2021)
- Area code
- 06
- Hdi 2023
- 0.896 , very high · 15th
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of New Zealand
- Country
- New Zealand
- Located in
- New Zealand
- Capital
- Gisborne
- Population
- 52700
- Area
- 8385.33
- Elevation
- 4
- Time zone
- UTC+12:00
- Shares border with
- Bay of Plenty Region
- Official website
- www.gdc.govt.nz
- Image
- Karakatuwhero River, Gisborne District.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Palm Desert
- Commons category
- Gisborne District
- topic's main category
- Category:Gisborne District
- category of associated people
- Category:People from the Gisborne District
- native label
- Gisborne
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Encyclopedic overview
Gisborne District or the Gisborne Region (Māori: Te Tairāwhiti or Te Tai Rāwhiti) is a local government area of northeastern New Zealand. It is governed by Gisborne District Council, a unitary authority (with the combined powers of a district and regional council). It is named after its largest settlement, the city of Gisborne. The region is also commonly referred to as the East Coast.
The region is commonly divided into the East Cape and Poverty Bay. It is bounded by mountain ranges to the west, rugged country to the south, and faces east onto the Pacific Ocean.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gisborne District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.