Central Hawke's Bay District

Central Hawke's Bay District
Territorial authority district
Waipawa
Waipawa
Central Hawke's Bay district within the North Island
Central Hawke's Bay district within the North Island
Coordinates: 40°02′20″S 176°34′41″E / 40.039°S 176.578°E / -40.039; 176.578
CountryNew Zealand
RegionHawke's Bay
WardsAramoana-Ruahine
Ruataniwha
SeatWaipawa
Government
 • MayorAlex Walker
 • Deputy MayorKelly Annand
 • Territorial authorityCentral Hawke's Bay District Council
Area
[1]
 • Land3,332.91 km2 (1,286.84 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
16,600
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)
Map of postcodes
Websitewww.chbdc.govt.nz Edit this at Wikidata

Central Hawke's Bay District is in the Hawke's Bay Region in the North Island of New Zealand. Formed in 1989, it covers an area of 3,333 square kilometres, from Pukehou in the north to Takapau in the south, and from the western Ruahine Range to the Pacific coast in the east. It has a population of 16,600 (June 2024),[2] up from 14,142 in the 2018 census and 12,717 in the 2013 census.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "2013 Census About a Place: Central Hawke's Bay".