Bell Block, New Zealand

Bell Block
Bell Block
	WWI memorial
	Coordinates: 39°1′48″S 174°8′43″E / 39.03000°S 174.14528°E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Taranaki Region
Territorial authority	New Plymouth District
Ward	Kaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward; Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward;
Community	Puketapu-Bell Block Community
Electorates	New Plymouth; Te Tai Hauāuru (Māori);
Government
• Territorial Authority	New Plymouth District Council
• Regional council	Taranaki Regional Council
Area
• Total	11.93 km2 (4.61 sq mi)
Population (June 2024)
• Total	8,260
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)

Bell Block is a town in Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 runs through it. It is 6 km north-east of the centre of New Plymouth and 1 km from the outer edge of New Plymouth at Waiwhakaiho. Waitara is about 9 km to the north-east. New Plymouth Airport is located immediately to the north-east of Bell Block.^[3]^[4]

^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004), Reed New Zealand Atlas, Reed Books, pp. map 34, ISBN 0-7900-0952-8
^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005), The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand, Robbie Burton, pp. map 85, ISBN 1-877333-20-4

[Area-1] Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[NZ_population_data_2023_SA2-2] "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

[3] Peter Dowling, ed. (2004), Reed New Zealand Atlas, Reed Books, pp. map 34, ISBN 0-7900-0952-8

[4] Roger Smith, GeographX (2005), The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand, Robbie Burton, pp. map 85, ISBN 1-877333-20-4

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