Petone

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Petone

Total population

8,230

Coordinates-41.22°, 174.88°

Demographic figures from Stats NZ. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Petone is a large suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. It stands at the southern end of the Hutt Valley, on the northern shore of Wellington Harbour. Europeans first settled in Petone in January 1840, making it the oldest European settlement in the Wellington Region. It became a borough in 1888, and merged with Lower Hutt in 1989.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.