Timaru
Te Tihi-o-Maru  (Māori)
City
View down Stafford Street in 2006
View down Stafford Street in 2006
Timaru is located in New Zealand
Timaru
Timaru
Coordinates: 44°23′35″S 171°15′03″E / 44.39306°S 171.25083°E / -44.39306; 171.25083
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Territorial authorityTimaru District
Established13 July 1868[1]
Government
 • MayorNigel Bowen
Area
 • Land2,736.54 km2 (1,056.58 sq mi)
 • Urban
33.98 km2 (13.12 sq mi)
Highest elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Urban
28,600
 • Urban density840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Postcode
7910
Local iwiNgāi Tahu
Websitetimaru.govt.nz

Timaru is a city in the Timaru District, New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 and is 157 kilometers southeast of Christchurch and 196 kilometers northwest of Dunedin. It is surrounded by towns of Pleasant Point, Geraldine, Temuka and Waimate. It has 12 primary schools and 5 high schools situated in the city.

References

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  1. ↑ McLintock, Alexander Hare. "TIMARU". An encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, 1966. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  2. ↑ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022. (urban areas)
Timaru District, New Zealand
Populated places
Geraldine Ward
  • Arundel
  • Blandswood
  • Coopers Creek
  • Gapes Valley
  • Geraldine
  • Hilton
  • Kakahu
  • Mesopotamia
  • Mount Peel
  • Orari
  • Orari Bridge
  • Peel Forest
  • Pleasant Valley
  • Rangitata
  • Rangitata Gorge
  • Rangitata Island
  • Te Moana
  • Woodbury
Pleasant Point-Temuka Ward
Pleasant Point Sub-Division
  • Cave
  • Hazelburn
  • Kerrytown
  • Levels Valley
  • Opihi
  • Opuha
  • Pleasant Point
  • Raincliff
  • Sutherlands
  • Totara Valley
  • Upper Waitohi
Temuka Sub-Division
  • Arowhenua
  • Clandeboye
  • Milford Huts
  • Temuka
  • Waipopo
  • Waitohi
  • Winchester
Timaru Ward
  • Fairview
  • Hadlow
  • Levels
  • Otipua
  • Pareora
  • Timaru
  • Caroline Bay
  • Gleniti
  • Glenwood
  • Highfield
  • Kensington
  • Marchwiel
  • Parkside
  • Redruth
  • Seaview
  • Timaru Central
  • Waimataitai
  • Washdyke
  • Watlington
  • West End
Facilities and attractions
  • Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park
Government
  • District Council
  • Mayor
  • Regional Council
Categories