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West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/West_Coast,_South_Island,_New_Zealand
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:region
gptkbp:adjacentTo
gptkb:Tasman_Sea
gptkb:Otago_Region
gptkb:Canterbury_Region
gptkbp:area
23276 km²
gptkbp:climate
high rainfall
gptkbp:country
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:demonym
gptkb:Coaster
gptkbp:economy
forestry
mining
tourism
dairy farming
gptkbp:established
1989 (as a region)
gptkbp:governedBy
gptkb:West_Coast_Regional_Council
gptkbp:hasAirport
gptkb:Greymouth_Airport
gptkb:Westport_Airport
gptkb:Hokitika_Airport
gptkbp:hasDistrict
gptkb:Grey_District
gptkb:Buller_District
gptkb:Westland_District
gptkbp:hasMaoriName
gptkb:Te_Tai_Poutini
gptkbp:hasRailwayStation
gptkb:TranzAlpine
gptkbp:historicalEvent
gptkb:West_Coast_Gold_Rush
gptkbp:historicalName
gold mining
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
gptkbp:knownFor
gptkb:pounamu_(greenstone)
coal mining
rainforests
wild, rugged coastline
gptkbp:largestCity
gptkb:Greymouth
gptkbp:mainRiver
gptkb:Grey_River
gptkb:Buller_River
gptkb:Hokitika_River
gptkbp:majorCity
gptkb:Hokitika
gptkb:Westport
gptkbp:notableFeature
gptkb:Punakaiki_Pancake_Rocks
gptkb:Southern_Alps
gptkb:Fox_Glacier
gptkb:Franz_Josef_Glacier
gptkb:Westland_Tai_Poutini_National_Park
gptkb:Paparoa_National_Park
gptkbp:officialLanguage
English
Māori
gptkbp:partOf
South Island
gptkbp:population
approximately 32,000 (2023)
gptkbp:region
gptkb:NZ-WTC
gptkbp:timezone
NZST
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Apteryx_rowi
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6