Blaketown | |
|---|---|
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| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Greymouth |
| Local authority | Grey District Council |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Area | |
| • Land | 69 ha (171 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 900 |
| Cobden | ||
| (Tasman Sea) |
  Blaketown  |
Greymouth Central |
| Karoro |
Blaketown is a suburb to the west of Greymouth on the West Coast of New Zealand.[3] The Grey River separates Blaketown from Cobden, and the Blaketown Lagoon separates it from the centre of Greymouth.[4][5]
The town is named after Isaac Blake, an early storekeeper in the district.[6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Place name detail: Blaketown". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 69. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 156. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ George Ogilvy Preshaw, P. O. Preshaw (1888). Banking Under Difficulties. p. 102.