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Porirua
Porirua
Pari-ā-Rua | |
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Top: Panoramic view of Porirua from Tītahi Bay to Ranui Heights. Bottom: Aerial view of Porirua Town Centre and Karehana Bay at sunset | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 41°08′S 174°51′E / 41.133°S 174.850°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Wellington |
| Wards |
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| Electorates | Mana (general) Te Tai Hauāuru (Māori) |
| Government | |
| • Type | City council |
| • Mayor | Anita Baker |
| • Deputy mayor | Kylie Wihapi |
| • Territorial authority | Porirua City Council |
| • MPs | |
| Area | |
• Territorial | 174.80 km2 (67.49 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 61.19 km2 (23.63 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 113.82 km2 (43.95 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[4] | |
• Territorial | 62,000 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 60,600 |
| • Urban density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Website | poriruacity |
Porirua, (Māori: Pari-ā-Rua) a city in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand, is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. The name 'Porirua' is a corruption of 'Pari-rua', meaning "the tide sweeping up both reaches".[5] It almost completely surrounds Porirua Harbour at the southern end of the Kāpiti Coast. As of 2023, Porirua has a population of 62,400 people,[6] and is a diverse city with 26.5% of the population identifying as Pasifika and 23.0% of the population identifying as Māori.
- ^ "Wards Maps and Boundaries". poriruacity.govt.nz. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160201192401/http://www.pcc.govt.nz/%2fAbout-Porirua%2fPorirua-s-heritage%2fPorirua-s-natural--cultural-and-historic-heritage%2fCivic-History%2fCoat-of-Arms Porirua City Council, 'Coat of Arms' (Archived)
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NZ_population_data_2018was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Porirua". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Regional Economic Profile | Porirua City | Population growth". rep.infometrics.co.nz. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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