Riverlands

Riverlands
An olive garden in Riverlands
An olive garden in Riverlands
Map
Coordinates: 41°31′20″S 173°58′57″E / 41.52222°S 173.98250°E / -41.52222; 173.98250
CountryNew Zealand
RegionMarlborough
Ward
  • Blenheim General Ward
  • Wairau-Awatere General Ward
  • Marlborough Māori Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityMarlborough District Council
 • Marlborough District MayorNadine Taylor
 • Kaikōura MPStuart Smith
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
 • Total6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total560
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)

Riverlands is a locality in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs through the settlement, and the Ōpaoa River flows past to the northeast. Blenheim is about 2.5 km to the northwest.[3][4]

According to the 2013 New Zealand census, Riverlands has a population of 471, an increase of 9 people since the 2006 census. There were 231 males and 240 females.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 61. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  4. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 139. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  5. ^ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place  : Riverlands