Tuapeka
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Tuapeka is a rural area in New Zealand’s South Island historically known for its 19th-century goldfields and early European settlement.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
locality
ⓘ
rural area ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Beaumont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Miller’s Flat NERFINISHED ⓘ Roxburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Waitahuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| demographicCharacter | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Gabriel Read NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
beef farming
ⓘ
dairy farming ⓘ forestry ⓘ horticulture ⓘ sheep farming ⓘ |
| electorateExistenceEnd | 1911 ⓘ |
| electorateExistenceStart | 1871 ⓘ |
| formerElectorate | Tuapeka (New Zealand electorate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldRushStartYear | 1861 ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
historic gold mining sites
ⓘ
historic mining settlements ⓘ |
| hasIndustryHistory |
alluvial gold mining
ⓘ
hydraulic sluicing ⓘ quartz mining ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
orcharding
ⓘ
pastoral farming ⓘ plantation forestry ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | likely of Māori origin ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Tuapeka River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Gabriel’s Gully gold rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
19th-century gold rush
ⓘ
early European settlement ⓘ goldfields ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Otago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Island ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | South Island of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Clutha River / Mata-Au NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Clutha District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalCouncil | Otago Regional Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | predominantly rural ⓘ |
| territorialAuthority | Clutha District Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | NZST NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | NZDT ⓘ |
| transportRoute |
State Highway 8
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State Highway 8B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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