Horsham Downs | |
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Locality | |
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| Coordinates: 37°41′56″S 175°15′00″E / 37.699°S 175.250°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato |
| District | Waikato District |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Waikato District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.79 km2 (6.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 850 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Horsham Downs is a locality about 9.5 km north of Hamilton.
Before 1906, the area was undeveloped, covered with teatree and ferns.[3] After August 1906 sheep and cattle farms were successfully developed.[4]
A group of protected areas, the Horsham Downs Wildlife Management Reserves, are located in Horsham Downs.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "The Waikato Show". New Zealand Herald. Vol. XLV, no. 13798. 10 July 1908. p. 6.
- ^ "Making a Farm, Utilising Cheap Land". New Zealand Herald. Vol. XLV, no. 13779. 18 June 1908. p. 7.
- ^ "Horsham Downs Wildlife Management Reserves". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand.