Coalgate, New Zealand

Coalgate
Village
Bridge Street, November 2011
Bridge Street, November 2011
Map
Coordinates: 43°29′S 171°58′E / 43.483°S 171.967°E / -43.483; 171.967
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Territorial authoritySelwyn District
WardMalvern
CommunityMalvern
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial authoritySelwyn District Council
 • Regional councilEnvironment Canterbury
 • Mayor of SelwynSam Broughton
 • Selwyn MPNicola Grigg
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
[1]
 • Total1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total380
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Area code03

Coalgate is a small town in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.[3] It is located roughly an hour west of Christchurch on State Highway 77. The town's name stems from it being the "gateway" to the lignite coal fields around Whitecliffs, the Rakaia Gorge, and The Acheron River. Coal mining declined in the 20th century and has now ceased, but since the 1950s, commercial processing of nontronite has taken place in Coalgate.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  3. ^ "Place name detail: Coalgate". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 2 April 2008.
  4. ^ Selwyn District Council, "Glentunnel and Coalgate" Archived 17 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 19 May 2008.