Vogeltown, New Plymouth

For the suburb of Wellington, see Vogeltown, Wellington.

Vogeltown
Suburb
Map
Coordinates: 39°4′42″S 174°4′47″E / 39.07833°S 174.07972°E / -39.07833; 174.07972
CountryNew Zealand
CityNew Plymouth
Local authorityNew Plymouth District Council
Electoral ward
  • Kaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward
  • Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land396 ha (979 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
6,140
Westown New Plymouth Central Brooklands
Frankleigh Park
Vogeltown
 Highlands Park

Vogeltown is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southeast of the city centre and east of Frankleigh Park.[3] The suburb was named after Sir Julius Vogel,[4] Prime Minister of New Zealand in the 1870s.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ North Island Provincial Town Maps (5th ed.). Wises Maps. p. 93.
  4. ^ "European Place Names". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).