Cornwallis, New Zealand

Cornwallis
Suburb
Looking west from Cornwallis Wharf towards the Cornwallis township.
Looking west from Cornwallis Wharf towards the Cornwallis township.
Map
Coordinates: 37°00′40″S 174°36′14″E / 37.01111°S 174.60389°E / -37.01111; 174.60389
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Electoral wardWaitākere Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land670 ha (1,660 acres)
Population
 (2018 census)[2]
 • Total156
Huia Parau
Cornwallis
(Manukau Harbour)

Cornwallis is a western coastal settlement of West Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand and forms part of the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park, bordering the Manukau Harbour. It is situated on the Karangahape Peninsula (previously called the Puponga Peninsula[3]) between the Kakamatua Inlet and Cornwallis Bay to the east. It was the site of the first European settlement in the Auckland Region, a timber and trading port that failed in the 1840s.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ Redman, Julie (2007). "Auckland's first settlement at Cornwallis 1835-1860". New Zealand Legacy. 19 (2): 15–18.