Waikaia
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Waikaia, formerly known as Switzers, is a town in the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island. From 1909 until 1959, it was the terminus of the Waikaia Branch railway. The population in the 2013 census was 99, unchanged from the previous census in 2006.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Populated places in the Southland Region and Use New Zealand English from January 2022.
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- New Zealand
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- Southland Region
- Population
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Waikaia, formerly known as Switzers, is a town in the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island. From 1909 until 1959, it was the terminus of the Waikaia Branch railway. The population in the 2013 census was 99, unchanged from the previous census in 2006.
The town is in the Southland District and is covered by the Waikaia Community Development Area Sub-committee. Facilities include a museum, to which is attached an iconic "bottle house", constructed from approximately 20,000 wine bottles.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Waikaia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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