Balfour | |
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| Coordinates: 45°50′S 168°35′E / 45.833°S 168.583°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Island | South Island |
| Region | Southland region |
| Territorial authorities of New Zealand | Southland District |
| Ward | Mararoa Waimea Ward |
| Community | Ardlussa Community |
| Electorates |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Southland District Council |
| • Regional council | Southland Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Southland | Rob Scott |
| • Southland MP | Joseph Mooney |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 140 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
Balfour is a small town located in the Southland region of New Zealand.
Accounts of Balfour's naming differ: according to one report, it was named after an employee of the Waimea Company who lived there; alternatively it may have been named after James Melville Balfour,[3] Marine Engineer to the New Zealand Government[4] and uncle of Robert Louis Stevenson.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Reed, A.W. (2002) The Reed dictionary of New Zealand place names. Auckland: Reed Books. ISBN 0-790-00761-4.
- ^ "The Late Messrs Balfour and Paterson", Otago Daily Times, 23 Dec. 1869, p. 2
- ^ Paul Gittins (1997), Epitaph, Auckland: Random House, p. 160