Westown

Westown
Suburb
Yarrow Stadium
Yarrow Stadium
Map
Coordinates: 39°4′30″S 174°3′26″E / 39.07500°S 174.05722°E / -39.07500; 174.05722
CountryNew Zealand
CityNew Plymouth
Local authorityNew Plymouth District Council
Electoral ward
  • Kaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward
  • Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land237 ha (586 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total4,750
HospitalsTaranaki Base Hospital
Lynmouth New Plymouth Central
Marfell
Westown
 Vogeltown
Whalers Gate Hurdon Frankleigh Park

Westown is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southwest of the city centre and west of Frankleigh Park.

Taranaki Base Hospital lies between Westown and Lynmouth. Yarrow Stadium is a rugby union ground in Westown.

  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.