Wellington City
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- This article is about the City of Wellington. For a more general overview, see the main article Wellington.
| Wellington City | |
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| Territorial Authority | |
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| Population: | 182,600 |
| Land area: | 290km² |
| Extent: | North to Tawa; includes Makara and Ohariu |
| Mayor: | Kerry Prendergast |
| Regional Council: | Greater Wellington Regional Council |
Wellington attained city status in 1886.
Suburbs
Wellington's 60-odd officially defined suburbs include the following:North of the CBD
- Churton Park; Johnsonville; Crofton Downs; Kaiwharawhara; Khandallah; Newlands; Ngaio; Ngauranga; Paparangi; Tawa.
Inner city
- Aro Valley; Kelburn; Mount Victoria; Northland; Oriental Bay; Te Aro; Thorndon; Wadestown.
South
West
East
Communities of Common Interest
- Courtenay Place; Courtenay Quarter; Cuba Quarter; Lambton Quarter; Thorndon Quarter
Educational facilities
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington's oldest university, has its main campus in the hill suburb of Kelburn overlooking the centre of the city, and also has two downtown campuses. It was established as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand.The University of New Zealand was based at Senate House on Bowen Street until its dissolution in 1961.
There is also a branch of Massey University in Wellington, taking over the former Wellington Polytechnic. The campus is based at the former national museum (the Dominion Museum), which has been replaced by the Te Papa ("Our Place") museum. The University of Otago also has a Wellington connection, as the Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences is a department of that university.
Wellington Institute of Technology caters to Wellington and neighbouring Petone and the Hutt Valley. It is one of the largest polytechnics in the region and was established in 1904.
Numerous primary and secondary educational institutions are scattered all over the city.
History
A number of formerly independent boroughs have been incorporated into the city of Wellington. They include
- Karori in 1920
- Miramar in 1921
- Onslow (Khandallah/Ngaio) in ?
- Johnsonville in 1953
- Tawa in 1989
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