Gisborne District
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For other uses of Gisborne, see Gisborne (disambiguation).
Gisborne District or the Gisborne Region[5] (Māori: Te Tairāwhiti or Te Tai Rāwhiti) is a local government area of northeastern New Zealand. It is governed by Gisborne District Council, a unitary authority (with the combined powers of a district and regional council). It is named after its largest settlement, the city of Gisborne. The region is also commonly referred to as the East Coast.[6]
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Gisborne District
Te Tairāwhiti | |
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Coordinates: 38°40′00″S 178°01′00″E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Constituted as local authority district | 6 March 1989 (1989-03-06) |
Seat | Gisborne |
Wards | List
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Government | |
• Body | Gisborne District Council |
• Mayor | Rehette Stoltz |
Area | |
• Land | 8,385.29 km2 (3,237.58 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Territorial | 52,600 |
• Urban | 38,200 |
GDP | |
• Total | NZ$ 2.690 billion (2021) |
• Per capita | NZ$ 51,833 (2021) |
Area code | 06 |
HDI (2021) | 0.893[4] very high · 15th |
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The region is commonly divided into the East Cape and Poverty Bay. It is bounded by mountain ranges to the west, rugged country to the south, and faces east onto the Pacific Ocean.